✅ SOLVED donkey/horseshoe/mule???

[fmerg]

ok i have a strange horseshoe that has metal bars crisscrossed
any ideas as to what it would be used for and what animal

 

[kcm]

I'd say they might have been some special shoes for tying to snow shoes. I once saw a video from long ago of mules on snow shoe. Was really fascinating. I don't remember it showing a close-up view of how they were attached, but seems these could have had wood slats run through the bars and then laced/strapped to the snow shoes.

 

[MotherOfGeeks]

It might be an older variation on a correctional horseshoe.

 

[Indian Steve]

I had one very similar that I was told as for a club footed mule.

 

[Mud Hut]

It is a corrective shoe to keep the stifle joint from locking up.

 

[diggingthe1]

Mule shoes are skinny this looks like a horse very cool find!

 

[Mud Hut]

It is a corrective shoe to keep the stifle joint from locking up.

I finally found an image of one .. go to this site and scroll down about 10 images. Aaron Britton blogging: December 2009

 

[kcm]

AWESOME Mud Hut!! Glad you found it on such an interesting page, too! I had no idea that horses needed such corrective shoes sometimes.

 

[creskol]

It is a corrective shoe to keep the stifle joint from locking up.

Good Call, MH