My First HorseShoe :) Yup its a big deal for me

[rfloyd5]

Yesterday I posted about finding 2 silvers and 1 wheat cent in an old creek by my home. Today I while testing out my new magnet on a stick I found a Horseshoe. It looks old since it is rusted pretty good. Looking at old Topo maps of this location I do not see any farms or such in the location. The oldest map of this location is from 1894.

The coins I found from the same creek are from m1935 and 1936. The school next to the creek is on the 1894 map.
Is there a way to get a general idea of how old a Horseshoe is.

Any info would be great.

Thanks everybody.

 

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[sutphin]

NICE FIND THERE BUDDY , AND THIS FOR SURE WONT BE LAST HORESHOE YOU WILL FIND .

 

[BearCreek]

If you don't mind me sharing your pic I can send it to our farrier that shoes our horses. Maybe he might have an idea.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Great find, now all you have to do is find the horse that lost it.

 

[BagLady]

I went to horseshoeing school in 1977. Had horses almost all of my 55 years. That said, it's usually easy to tell if it's a home made shoe, as opposed to manufactured.
They use the same barstock today as they did long ago. You can't really date the shoe, but yours is really old, and hand made, IMO.
Normally, I would see a wider shoe in a home made shoe, at the quarters at least. Yours is narrower than most I've seen, but I can tell by the uneven width from the toe to the heel that indicates it would be home made. I can also see where it was shaped on an anvil.
Of course they still use the same methods today, but the amount of rust is very old.
Might be able to tell more to see the other side.

 

[Chizzy]

Your "lucky" day!! As someone else said, there will be more......... But, ya gotta dig the good signals..........
I found 4 horseshoes so far........all on the same day!!

 

[rfloyd5]

Sure you can use the picture.

 

[rfloyd5]

I went to horseshoeing school in 1977. Had horses almost all of my 55 years. That said, it's usually easy to tell if it's a home made shoe, as opposed to manufactured.
They use the same barstock today as they did long ago. You can't really date the shoe, but yours is really old, and hand made, IMO.
Normally, I would see a wider shoe in a home made shoe, at the quarters at least. Yours is narrower than most I've seen, but I can tell by the uneven width from the toe to the heel that indicates it would be home made. I can also see where it was shaped on an anvil.
Of course they still use the same methods today, but the amount of rust is very old.
Might be able to tell more to see the other side.

Here is the other side. Looks the same really.

 

[rfloyd5]

Ugh.
Having trouble attaching the other picture. Maybe its just late. Any Hoot thanks for all the great info everybody.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your first