Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . rious adaptation in thereligion of barbarians, which was on the wane at least acentury earlier. Grosz^ mentions that, in the years 1730, 1744, 1761,and 1820, a somewhat large number of horse-shoes wasfound at certain places in Bavaria, during of them were very deeply buried, and thicklycovered with rust. Though he does not altogether coin-cide in the views of several antiquarians as to the antiquityof these objects, yet his remarks are not without interest,particularly as he describes the different varie
Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . rious adaptation in thereligion of barbarians, which was on the wane at least acentury earlier. Grosz^ mentions that, in the years 1730, 1744, 1761,and 1820, a somewhat large number of horse-shoes wasfound at certain places in Bavaria, during of them were very deeply buried, and thicklycovered with rust. Though he does not altogether coin-cide in the views of several antiquarians as to the antiquityof these objects, yet his remarks are not without interest,particularly as he describes the different varieties whichhave been noted in Germany. The horse-shoes whichhave come down to us from remote periods, having beenfound in several parts of the country at various depths,show in general three essential varieties. Op. cit., p. 131. The horse-shoe arch occurs frequently as afigure on the sculptured stones left by the Celts, and which are foundin England, Scotland, and elsewhere. ^ Lehr- und Handbuch der Hufbeschlagskunst. Stuttgart, 1861. ig8 HORSE-SHOES AND fig. 64formed from the shoe itself. The most numerous is that shown in figure 64. At the toe it is more than twiceas broad as at the heel, butit is thinner throughout thana German shoe of now-a-days. All shoes of this kindare furnished with calks atthe heels, and sometimes atthe toes, some of which havebeen welded on after theshoe was made, and othersThe greater number have agroove, in which there are generally eight nail-holes. Theseat of the shoe is flat. The heads of the nails are some-times narrow and sometimes broad, and project beyondthe shoe. This variety of shoe is of several sizes, and nodifference can be perceived between those of the fore andhind feet. According to tradition, it has been assumedthat these broad shoes dug up in certain places werebrought into the country by foreign armies, particularlyby the Swedes (1632-48); but if one considers that notquite a hundred years ago there were no high roa
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