Horseshoe

This horseshoe, for the hind foot, is a ‘racing plate’ – a light-weight shoe for racing. It is a three-quarter shoe for a horse which tends to cut inside. The shoe is made of aluminium alloy and has nine nail holes. It was made by Robert Wood of Newton Street Works, Bolton, circa 1945–6, and is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960.