Very unusual horseshoe

[Timbermaster]

In the fact that it still has some horse attached to it.

 

[Timbermaster]

 

[villagenut]

That's different for sure.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Dang horse is running around with a flat tire!!!🤣😂🤣

 

[Digger RJ]

In the fact that it still has some horse attached to it.
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Ohhhh😳

 

[pepperj]

That's a first for sure.
Now begs the question did you keep it for the display?

 

[Blackfoot58]

I’ve ran out of my shoes before, but that’s ridiculous! 😁 That horse must have been really moving.

 

[Dirty Digger Doug]

Strange but really cool.

 

[Gare]

I don't think the horse that lost that was going to far. That is part of the hoof. It makes me sad when i see them like this. A lot of times it means the horse is fairly close to where it was found ?

 

[BennyV]

“I was so hungry I could eat a horse” has a whole new meaning after reading this.

 

[creskol]

It really wasn't all that uncommon for the people of yesteryear to repurpose the hooves and shoes from deceased horses. Here are a few examples.

 

[Gare]

A hoof capsule may simply detach, become loose, and fall off in some cases of laminitis and other conditions causing blood flow problems. Despite this injury, horses can survive, but their hoof must be regrown.

 

[Gare]

They can survive loosing a hoof but a lot of times the horse is put down

 

[Timbermaster]

I reckon this horse got lost in the mountains and died or it was injured and euthanized. It was miles up in the mountains. Not a place horses would frequent except maybe outfitters.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I reckon this horse got lost in the mountains and died or it was injured and euthanized. It was miles up in the mountains. Not a place horses would frequent except maybe outfitters.

That would make sense.

 

[jewelerguy]

dang. poor horse

 

[djackson7348]

Seems odd that the shoe looks like it has been in the weather for some time and there is still hoof left. I know that many critters love the hoof and they normally are consumed real fast. I wonder why this one looks untouched?

 

[Gare]

Seems odd that the shoe looks like it has been in the weather for some time and there is still hoof left. I know that many critters love the hoof and they normally are consumed real fast. I wonder why this one looks untouched?

Maybe the right type of critters were not around ? I know my dog picks up and chews hoof trimmings . some answers 1, maybe it was below the ground. 2. How long had it been lost for ?

 

[peruna]

My first thought is "OUCH"...