Horse Shoes

Horse Shoes are a U shaped accessory made for horses, and are made from a variety of materials, being steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, rawhide, or a laminate. Most of them are tacked (nailed) onto the horses hooves, however some have more recently gone to glueing them on - while others have decided on making actual shoes that fit over the entire hoof and do not require nails or glues, while recently titanium horseshoes have hit the markets. The earliest horseshoes were made out of rawhide and designed to protect the animal’s feet from wear and tear - the rawhide would be tied onto the hoof. Later metal developed and was more common, being easier to attach and are nailed to the hoof of the horse or animal.

One of the reasons that horse shoes have become a necessity is the nutrition differences from wild and domesticated horses, where wild horses were able to eat all sorts of grasses and grains and gained valuable minerals from the - domesticated horses eat domestic feeds which lack some of these minerals and vitamins, leading to softer hooves and making it a necessity to have stronger horse hooves or protection for their feet, along with this horses are now in wetter environments than the arid areas they evolved in, which leads to softer hooves as well, and many physical stresses make horse shoes a valuable addition. many horseshoes can be made to custom fit the horse if it has gait problems and correct otherwise detrimental issues, leading to a happier healthier horse - however there are still debates over horse shoes and their actual necessities now.

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