Horse Shoe

[Carl Russell]

Typically made of steel and shaped to fit horses feet, to improve traction, and protect the hoof on hard surfaces.

[aaronlee]

Hi all,

They say a picture is worth 1000 words. Here is an agricultural front shoe for a draft horse. This is a general purpose shoe made for plowing and field work.

I made this shoe today with my instructor. It’s made from 18 inches of 1 1/4 by 1/2 inch steel. It has heel caulks and a toe clip. I don’t think many people put these on anymore in the US but I could be wrong? I think mainly because it’s a pretty labor intensive shoe to build.

Aaron

[Scott G]

Very nice work, Aaron.

You can still buy keg shoes with toe & heel calks, toe and quarter clips are drawn just like you did. Even with keg shoes I’m a firm believer in hot shoeing.

[Vand]

Nice shoe Aaron! We also hand-build our shoes from farm plates to show shoes. We start with about the same amount of steel as well.

[Author]

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