ANST - RE: ANTS - A Snow Diary... (fwd) (PG-13)

[j'lynn yeates]

On 20 Dec 97 at 23:37, Decker, Terry D. wrote:

> Not so weird.  Hoof coverings of fabric, leather and rope have been
> used for various purposes, including traction on difficult surfaces.
>  I don't think they did hobnail horseshoes, but it wouldn't surprise
> me if someone had tried it.

grew up around horses (30+ head) in north tejas ... we kept some 
"traction boots" in the tack room for the animals.  made it safer 
loading, moving, and unloading them in icy conditions ... used them 
heavily on the racing animals that my da favored as a sideline to 
the working animals he was breeding.

as for "hobnailed horseshoes" ... one of my smithing catalogs has a 
selection of cleated and spiked (some removable) shoes for winter 
use. 

'wolf
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