Nailed Horseshoes
Iron shoes fastened to hooves to protect working animals on roads, fields, battlefields, and long-distance trade routes.
Core metadata
- ID: nailed_horseshoes
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 900 (century)
- Region: Medieval Europe
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
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: 1
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- expert_inference: 1
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Working (iron_working) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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