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A horseshoe is a product designed to protect a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface (ground side) of the hooves, ...
In horseshoes, there are two ways to score: by throwing "ringers" or by throwing the horseshoe nearest to the stake. A ringer is a horseshoe that has been thrown in such a way as to completely encircle the stake. Disputes are settled by using a straightedge to touch the two points at the ends of the horseshoe, called "heel calks". If the ...
Horseshoe sandwich, an open-faced sandwich found regionally in the Midwest; Horseshoe theory, in political science; Horseshoe vortex, simplified model of the vortex system in the airflow around a wing; Ʊ (minuscule: ʊ), also called horseshoe u, a letter of the International Phonetic Alphabet
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Excavations from Viking-age burials also demonstrate a lack of iron horseshoes, even though many of the stirrups and other horse tack survived. A burial dig in Slovenia discovered iron bits, stirrups, and saddle parts but no horseshoes. [4] The first literary mention of nailed horseshoes is found within Ekkehard's Waltharius, [3] written c. 920 ...
The horseshoe is an open-faced sandwich originating in Springfield, Illinois, United States. [1] [2] [3] It consists of thick-sliced toasted bread (often Texas toast), a hamburger patty or other choice of meat, French fries, and cheese sauce. While hamburger has become the most common meat on a horseshoe, the original meat was ham. [4]
Trevor Denman, whose distinct voice has called horse races in Southern California for more than four decades, announced Thursday he is retiring.
A caulkin [a] is a blunt projection on a horseshoe or oxshoe that is often forged, welded or brazed onto the shoe. [1] [2] The term may also refer to traction devices screwed into the bottom of a horseshoe, also commonly called shoe studs or screw-in calks. These are usually a blunt spiked cleat, usually placed at the sides of the shoe.