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It is unknown who invented the first horseshoe. Early Asian horsemen used horse booties made from leather and plants. During the first century, the Romans made leather and metal shoes called "hipposandals". By the 6th and 7th centuries, European horsemen had begun nailing metal shoes to horses' hooves. Around 1000 AD, cast bronze horseshoes with nail holes had became common in Europe. The 13th and 14th centuries brought the widespread manufacturing of iron horseshoes. Hot-shoeing, the process of heating the horseshoe before shoeing the horse, became common in the 16th century.

All before the first horseshoe was ever patented.

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=history+of+horse+shoes&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Finventors.about.com%2Flibrary%2Finventors%2Fblhorseshoe.htm

i feel much better. i couldn't imagine ridley would have overlooked such a major detail. i suppose i could have done the simple thing and asked ro to fill us in, but maybe i'll remember it better, doing my own homework!
becks

Roheryn wrote:

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even if wearing shoes was historically incorrect, I doubt any horsemaster would let his horses go on set without them.

sweptaway123 wrote:

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the Welsh Assembly Government has agreed to it being extended until Friday, 3rd July, to allow location filming of the Holywood blockbuster to be completed.