Didn't they polish one and stand it up in St. Louis?

Frosty The Lucky.

Nope, Ox shoes are two pieces and do not form an arch.

Thomas, I thought I was the only non-farmer/rancher who knew that.  I have found ox shoes along the Oregon Trail.

GNM

here is the backside of the smaller Piece (I am guessing 3' long)

Backside of the larger piece (Guessing 5-6' long)

 

12 hours ago, George N. M. said:

I thought I was the only non-farmer/rancher who knew that. 

I found that out through reading Foxfire 5 (the one with blacksmithing) when I was in my early teens.

I'd seen it talked about here but didn't think it was much of a stretch to plant the wide ends in the ground and connect the narrow ends to make an arch. I thought Babe's nose ring was less in keeping with the tales. 

Frosty The Lucky.

  It's a good thing there are no rules when it comes to the imagination when a thread goes haywire or I wouldn't make much sense some times....  As long as it's within forum rules, that is.