Horseshoe
This horseshoe is intended to prevent ‘brushing’ – when the horse strikes the inside of one leg with another. One wing ends in a ‘caulk’ (a protrusion at the toe or heel of a shoe which provides additional traction). This wing is fullered, with four nail holes. The other wing tapers to a wedge. This wing is not fullered, and has two nail holes. The shoe is part of a large collection of traditiona…
Subject
- CRAFTS : metal-working
- LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : harnessing and shoeing
- LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : healthcare and wellbeing
- Horse
- Pommel horse
Type of item
- Horseshoe
Subject
- CRAFTS : metal-working
- LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : harnessing and shoeing
- LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : healthcare and wellbeing
- Horse
- Pommel horse
Type of item
- Horseshoe
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Provenance
- Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Identifier
- 60/672/3
- 10053
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading/10053
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z