Horseshoe

This horseshoe is a ‘racing plate’ – a light-weight shoe for racing. It is a ‘racing tip’ – a short shoe which only goes halfway around the horse’s foot and was worn while the horse was at grass. This shoe is made of aluminium alloy and has six nail holes. It was made by Robert Wood of Newton Street Works, Bolton, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquir…