So all that said MOST shoes I've used or had attached to many different size horses over 55+ yrs had 7 nails, mostly because I was taught that way and all my Farriers were from the same family, 3 on the inside and 4 on the outside.
Thank you for this. I have two horse-brasses that each show three horse-shoes with seven holes, 4-3. Now I know they're right-horse-shoes, assuming they're pictured from above! I note that the county flag of Rutland (United Kingdom) shows a left-horse-shoe (if viewed from above).
If anybody can supply a more conventionally authoritative source than 'a post I saw on the internet', I would appreciate it!
How many nails in a horse shoe?
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Thank you for this. I have two horse-brasses that each show three horse-shoes with seven holes, 4-3. Now I know they're right-horse-shoes, assuming they're pictured from above! I note that the county flag of Rutland (United Kingdom) shows a left-horse-shoe (if viewed from above).
If anybody can supply a more conventionally authoritative source than 'a post I saw on the internet', I would appreciate it!