07-02-2012, 04:38 PM
Quote:Proper metal horseshoes nailed to the hoof? I thought around 1000AD. Other hoof protection may have been used earlier such as rawhide shoes.
Earliest nailed ones I know of from England are 9th century, becoming widespread in early 10th.
"Medicus" Matt Bunker
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