OK then, where's the horse experts?
Anyone know anything about temporary horseshoes? I'm talking about pre-19th century.
They were in two parts, pivoted (riveted) at the front so they could be opened/closed, they had thinner metal "grippers" at the sides to grip around the hoof and there was a bit sticking out at the back with a couple of holes in.
Now were those holes for a bolt (& nut?) or for a rivet to tighten and hold the shoe around the hoof?
The one I've been looking at had "projections" on the bottom side which would have been on the ground, presumably those might have been spikes (before they've been worn down?) to prevent slipping on muddy (or icy?) ground?
Were they intended for use on hard (or icy) ground when most horses were unshod or were they for use when a shod horse had shed a shoe?
Any ideas?
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