Since the 1880s, most farriers have used factory-made “keg shoes,” so called because they were shipped from the factory in kegs. They came in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the small shoe of a cow pony to the massive, heavy shoe of a draft horse.
Horseshoe
Made by Diamond
Iron. L 13.3, W 12.5, Th 2.4
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 7742
Horseshoe with Nails [middle]
c 1950
Iron. L 12, W 11.6, Th 2
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 9054
Horseshoe
ca 1950
Iron. L 20.3, W 17.2, Th 4
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 7631