Horseshoe

This corrective horseshoe is intended to help with contraction of the foot by putting pressure on the frog. It is a T-shaped shoe in which the upright fits over the frog. It is fullered, with six evenly spaced nail holes. It was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wallop, Hampshire, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960…