✅ SOLVED Smallest horseshoe I have ever seen

[Organicseekers]

Smallest horseshoe I have ever seen - what animal is it from ?




Found this looking through one of my fields today in Wales UK, its the smallest horseshoe I have ever seen.

Any ideas what this could have been from ?

 

[A2coins]

Doubt its a horse shoe

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet from Mi. Tommy

 

[Organicseekers]

Doubt its a horse shoe

I know, its puzzling me. It has all the features of a horseshoe except the size. It has 7 holes in it that either have nail heads or corroded over. I havent cleaned it up yet to get a better look.

 

[Hawks88]

Welcome to the forum from Niagara Falls.

 

[holepuncher]

Miniature horse.

 

[Madmox]

Miniature horse.

Totally. They bred those mini horses to work in the coal mines in the UK. So thats the reason for the little shoes.

 

[Yak1366]

Nice find, Congrats!! And Welcome to TNet!!!

 

[randywa]

Did Rudolf or Blitzen lose a shoe?

 

[Toecutter]

goat shoe !!! lol i have no clue...

 

[Oddjob]

looks like one of those science class magnets.

 

[Organicseekers]

Miniature horse.

I like that idea, we are 50 miles from the nearest colliery so a possibility. However, i can only find a size 00 online which is about an inch bigger all round.

 

[adit]

Blakey heel protector from a boot .

 

[Organicseekers]

Blakey heel protector from a boot .

It has 7 holes. Blakeys have six. I did think that first.

 

[smokeythecat]

No, it's a heel plate to a man's boot. They were popular once upon a time ago, especially for work boots or military boots. We find them on occasion on US Civil War Sites.

 

[holepuncher]

No, it's a heel plate to a man's boot. They were popular once upon a time ago, especially for work boots or military boots. We find them on occasion on US Civil War Sites.

If thats a heel plate I have the toe plate to go with it.

 

[A2coins]

Yes quit horsing around my little pony wants its shoe back Heel plate bingo

 

[Rookster]

Good job Smoky.

 

[Tony in SC]

Heel plate, later called taps.

No, it's a heel plate to a man's boot. They were popular once upon a time ago, especially for work boots or military boots. We find them on occasion on US Civil War Sites.

 

[Oddjob]

No, it's a heel plate to a man's boot. They were popular once upon a time ago, especially for work boots or military boots. We find them on occasion on US Civil War Sites.

Like the Cav unit who pulled guard on the Wall. Bet your right, last time I saw these at clothing and sales was back in the 90s.