Posted on 08/09/2018 12:59:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
LOL.
I’m trying to figure which is the heel and toe of these contraptions.
Agreed. Whichever is the heel or toe, I can’t visualize the practical application. Horses got along just fine for thousands of years without shoes, and wild horses still do just fine today. Seems to me the Roman horses would have been better off without those things.
Those horseshoes are cool. Modern design and materials that don’t interfere with the horse’s action, but those ancient iron things look more like torture devices.
I did a little reading. Looks like no one is too sure how those boots were used. I would think the tall part would go in front and then some sort of cloth wrapping to tie it on. Can’t imagine galloping in those metal boots, but maybe walking? Some argue they were only used to treat certain hoof issues.
Modern designs can be pretty useful, but those look more likely to lame a horse than to help.
Oddly enough, I think we go all the way to this point without a “nailed it” joke. I’m pretty disappointed in all of us.
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