More Horseshoe Nails 6/30/2023

[sibbley]

I staked out a 3 foot x 3 foot area and used the small coil on my Impact (IM19). I found 5 more horseshoe nails in that area. The top piece I believe is a tire chain hook. Is it strange to find so many of these in such a small area? My front yard is loaded with horseshoe nails though. Since January I found about 30, and that would be in about 1/4 of the front yard. I think it's funny I haven't found a shoe yet. All the nails have been between 4-6 inches deep.



I also found what may have been the previous owners trash dump. In the back corner of the yard there is a 6 foot x 6 foot area that is loaded with trash. It appears they threw their trash in this area and burned it. It's all modern trash, so no pics.

 

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[Almy]

Interesting. Those nails have been in the ground awhile - well rusted. Some are bent and none have points, suggesting they were used and then removed when the horse was re-shod. Maybe the persons doing the re-shoeing kept or re-used all the shoes, leaving none on the ground.

 

[Digger RJ]

I staked out a 3 foot x 3 foot area and used the small coil on my Impact (IM19). I found 5 more horseshoe nails in that area. The top piece I believe is a tire chain hook. Is it strange to find so many of these in such a small area? My front yard is loaded with horseshoe nails though. Since January I found about 30, and that would be in about 1/4 of the front yard. I think it's funny I haven't found a shoe yet. All the nails have been between 4-6 inches deep.

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I also found what may have been the previous owners trash dump. In the back corner of the yard there is a 6 foot x 6 foot area that is loaded with trash. It appears they threw their trash in this area and burned it. It's all modern trash, so no pics.

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