ROUND Horse shoe or what??????

[frankie]

I dug up a round horse shoe, I think. What's up with the round shoe? Is it just a older horse shoe or does it go on another animal? Anyone fill me in on what the difference is? Thanks

 

[BosnMate]

Can you post a picture? Yes, it could be a horse shoe. It would be for therapeutic purposes, to cure an injury or correct a foot problem. Need to see a picture.

 

[frankie]

All my pictures go thru. But for some reason My computer won't let me upload the picture. I'll keep trying. It's a horse shoe, but round. The custom made them for each horse. But a round one I never heard of.

 

[BosnMate]

The horse was probably crippled up pretty bad, and they were wanting to make it easier for it to break over it's toe. Is part of the shoe thicker than the other part? I expect they didn't want it's heels sinking down. When the round shoe was used, the horse was probably not in any shape to ride or drive. Personally I've never used a round shoe, and don't know a lot about them, except I know they are used in certain situations to help bring a horse sound for use.