Name/TitleShoeing Stand

About this objectAn iron shoeing stand, used by the donor's husband (b. 1892, d.1973) at West Row forge, for placing a horse's hoof on whilst shoeing. According to Mr Hector Moore, Brandeston blacksmith, this is an unusual type of shoeing stand as the top is a flat platform, sloping slightly, instead of the more normal knob at the apex of the three legs. The legs splay out at the base to form feet. The donor's husband was the fourth generation to carry on the forge. He started as an apprentice to his father at the age of 12 (his father at that time was working with his two brothers). He continued the business after his father's death, but finally retired himself in c.1950 and went into farming, after the drop in the numbers of horses used in farming had caused a decline in shoeing work. As well as shoeing, however, a considerable amount of cartwheel tyring was done at the forge (there used to be a wheelwright's shop opposite).

Medium and MaterialsIron

MeasurementsHeight: 35 cm (front)
38 cm (rear)
Platform: 20 1/2 cm x 19 1/2 cm (roughly hexagonal).

Object numberSTMEA:A.7727

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)