Horseshoe and copper-zinc alloy for a horseshoe

A process of making a horseshoe, the process comprising:

• providing copper-zinc alloy with:
• 59-73% by weight of copper,
• 2.7-8.5% by weight of manganese,
• 1.5-6.3% by weight of aluminum,
• 0.2-4% by weight of silicon,
• 0.2-3% by weight of iron,
• 0-2% by weight of lead,
• 0-2% by weight of nickel,
• 0-0.4% by weight of tin,
• 0-0.1% by weight of at least one element selected from the group consisting of chromium, vanadium, titanium and zirconium,
• 0-0.0005% by weight of boron,
• 0-0.03% by weight of antimony,
• 0-0.03% by weight of phosphorus,
• 0-0.03% by weight of cadmium,
• 0-0.05% by weight of cobalt,
• balance zinc and unavoidable impurities;
• and
• forming the copper-zinc alloy into a horseshoe.