5 ½” height of characteristic broad section with rectangular calkins. 4-4 nail holes with three nails with one nail remaining. Type 4 dated 1270-1450, The Medieval Horse and it’s Equipment, p.88. The back is slightly concave to conform to the hoof. Good preservation with clear wrought iron patterning. These typically are worn into the nearest nail holes, indicating that this one was relatively new when it was lost. It almost certainly was buried with a war horse killed in battle. At the time, only war horses were shod. Professionally conserved.
