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Side Weight Horseshoes


Title	Side Weight Horseshoes
Coverage / Year	1914 to 1920s
Description	One side of the shoe was longer than the other, either the left or the right depending on which hoof of the horse it was placed on. The long side of the side weight shoe was always closest to the inside of the horse's leg.
Interpretation	Just like people sometimes wear corrective shoes to help them walk without injury, horses as well sometimes need special shoes. When some horses walk, their hind hooves graze the side of their front legs. The side weight shoe would put enough weight on the hind hoof to cause it to angle away from the front leg, thus correcting the problem.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities; American communities in history;
Learning Standards	16 History; 13 Science, Technology and Society; 18 Social Systems; 15 Economics;
Author or Creator	Unknown
Subject / Keywords	United States; Farriers; Horses; Hoof; Hooves; Ironwork; Blacksmithing; Blacksmiths; Early American transportation;
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	1998.016.0037ww
CONTENTdm file name	18739211162002_98.16.37ww.jpg