metal detected old horse shoe. anyone ever see one like this?

[EEG]

what type of horseshoe do u think this is. found it in PA

 

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[The Rebel]

No idea but looks like they were used for extra traction.

 

[Clay Diggins]

The "bumps" are called caulks. They are to increase traction in mud or ice. This particular shoe has both toe and heel caulks.

 

[MisterHelix]

Nice find. Extra interesting shoe.

 

[Sandog]

Horse snowshoes?

 

[sprailroad]

That is the oddest horse shoe I have ever seen. I'd call that one a "keeper" just for show and tell.

 

[vpnavy]

what type of horseshoe do u think this is. found it in PA

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[vpnavy]

what type of horseshoe do u think this is. found it in PA

I searched Google and found two similar ones...

Antique Draft Horse Plow Shoes Vintage Rusty Primitive Farm Iron Metal Shoes

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[pa plateau hiker]

The "bumps" are called caulks. They are to increase traction in mud or ice. This particular shoe has both toe and heel caulks.

Aren't caulks the pointy things that protrude from the shoe. Those round things on that shoe are what held the caulks.

 

[Mud Hut]

 

[EEG]

That is the oddest horse shoe I have ever seen. I'd call that one a "keeper" just for show and tell.

yeah it must have been made for traction because I found it along the Delaware Hudson canal in PA. the canal shipped coal from PA down to the Hudson River on to New York City. the barges that were used had no engines at the tome of coarse they just went with the flow of water in the canal. The canal had many locks to raise or lower the barges, much like the panama canal but on a much smaller scale. along the canal is a raised walking path that the barges would be pulled by a team of two horses and a driver so I would imagine during rain the horses would need the extra traction in the mud. and judging by the size of the horseshoe the horses must have been large.
thank all of you for your response.

 

[Groundhogg]

Hunting the fields of Tennessee I find hundreds of horse shoes a year but have never seen one like that. Cool find!

 

[Blackfoot58]

I found a broken one last year.

I had no idea as to the purpose. I just knew it was a different horseshoe. I added it to my “totem pole” for the garden gate. Thanks to all who clarified the purpose.🎓 I learned something today.👍🏼

 

[EEG]

Thats a great sign!

 

[Clay Diggins]

Aren't caulks the pointy things that protrude from the shoe. Those round things on that shoe are what held the caulks.

The names probably depend on where you live. Horsey stuff changes regionally and through time.

When I was growing up in the southwest we called the horseshoe stud a caulk and the insert a caulkin. Most folks seem to call the one piece shoes with an integral stud or caulk a caulkin shoe. Sometimes it's spelled different too.

Different strokes for different folks. It's all the same thing and I doubt the horse cares as long as they are comfortable.