Frost Nail by Keith O'Brien

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02-DEC-2008	Keith O'Brien

Frost Nail

Trawsfynydd

Frost nails were used during icy conditions, the two front nails were removed from the horseshoe and replaced with frost nails. These ensured that the precious draught horses would not slip and potentially break a leg.

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/13s f/5.6 at 55.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest		26-May-2015 01:45
Thanks for the picture. Wikipedia did not have a pic, so I followed their link to you. Interesting website.

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