Horseshoe

This horseshoe is intended for a carriage horse. It is a ‘caulk and wedge’ shoe, with one prong ending in a caulkin (a protrusion at the toe or heel of a shoe to provide additional traction) and the other ending in a wedge (which also provides additional traction). The horseshoe has six nail holes. It was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wallop, Hampshire, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large colle…