I also have read an account of shoeing bullocks (in Australia) with used
horse shoes that have been cut in half. These are referred to as 'queues'
and are fitted so that nothing protrudes beyond the side of the hoof where
it could be loosened by another bullock standing on it.
John
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From: "douglass" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: ox shoes
> Leon and list:
> Two ox shoe notes from the West Coast that may be relevant to your
question:
> 1. We recovered an ox shoe in coastal redwood country (1870s logging
> context in steep hilly terrain) that had a central stud or cleat.
> Another nearby did not.
> 2. I have a redwood country reference to ox shoes being fabricated by
> cutting horseshoes in half.
>
> Robert Douglass
>