Any knowledge on horseshoe history?

[gugglebum]

Happy Sunday afternoon all. Hope your horses are all happy & well and your tummies full of roast dinners

I was digging in the garden of a house thats recently had some extension work done, its in a residential but historic area, full of old cottages and what used to be a busy working harbour.

I found this in the garden and wondered if it was old, and if it would have been a pony or donkeys shoe? I don't even know if donkeys were shod. Its not the sort of area where you'd have found a rich child with a pony, however there was a working farm on the land many many years ago. Go back far enough it was a bronze age settlement.

Any ideas if the size and shape offer any clues would be much appreciated



Sorry about the Cardigan Corgi hair, its compulsory it seems.

 

[Sparkly Snowdrop]

I think it may well be from a shoe, but a human one! I think it was probably on the heel of a persons shoe to prevent wear. I have found them before and that is what I was told.

 

[Oberon]

How many nail holes does it have?

Could be a half shoe/Charlier shoe?

 

[Cortez]

It's from the heel of a man's boot or shoe. And yes, donkeys were/are shod, but with a distinctive elongated shoe (mules and oxen were also shod).

 

[gugglebum]

Ha good knowledge everyone, obvious now you mention it. Thanks