Horse Shoes

Iron shoes nailed to horses' hooves, providing protection from wear and better traction, crucial for both labor and military use.

Core metadata

ID: horse_shoes
Era: Medieval
First known date: 900 (century)
Region: Medieval Europe
Review status: source_checked
Maturity: N/A

Prerequisites

Dependents

Heavy Cavalry (heavy_cavalry)

Fields

None.

Node sources

No hoof, no horse: The study of medieval horseshoes in relation to hoof size and stature of modern horses (University of Exeter Warhorse Project, 2022, review) • Supports: node

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 3
Average edge confidence: 68%
Prerequisite sources: 3
expert_inference: 3

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Horseback Riding (horseback_riding)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Horseback Riding provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	First bioanthropological evidence for Yamnaya horsemanship (Science Advances, 2023, primary_paper) • Supports: edge
Iron Working (iron_working)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No hoof, no horse: The study of medieval horseshoes in relation to hoof size and stature of modern horses (University of Exeter Warhorse Project, 2022, review) • Supports: edge
Animal Husbandry (animal_husbandry)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Animal Husbandry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No hoof, no horse: The study of medieval horseshoes in relation to hoof size and stature of modern horses (University of Exeter Warhorse Project, 2022, review) • Supports: edge

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