In these damp settings, horses used in farming and transportation became susceptible to soundness problems and had trouble gaining a toehold on the surface. Horsemen tried various remedies, and by the sixth and seventh centuries began nailing metal shoes onto their horses' feet. read more
Hello! Horse owner here. -Horse shoes were created to stop working horses' hooves from wearing down too much. Hooves are made of keratin, just like your fingernails-- only much thicker. read more