Horseshoe

This corrective horseshoe, for a cart horse, is intended to cure laminitis – an inflammation of part of the foot. The shoe is very wide and has two caulks, or ‘caulkins’ – protrusions at the heel or toe of a shoe which provide additional traction. The shoe is fullered, with seven nail holes. The shoe was made by H. J. W. Duke of Nether Wallop, Hampshire, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large colle…