Record ID: WILT-1C7C75
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five, probably type 4, medieval horseshoes and four spikes, possibly for the removal of horseshoes, dating to the period AD 1250-1550. Only one horseshoe may have a nail in situ, but otherwise the horseshoes are complete. It is unlikely that these were from the same horse, not just because there are five, but due to the different sizes and weights of each shoe. Clark's "The Medieval Horse and its Equipment" (1995) indicates that horses were not always shod on all four feet (p76), but on two instead. This would also support the conclusion that these shoes were not all from one animal. …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Last updated: Monday 19th April 2021
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