They do not absorb as much shock as metal shoes, and when it gets cold (in the winter) the shoes may crack.
Not all horseshoes are made from steel. Though usually made of steel, aluminium is also sometimes used. Aluminium shoes are dearer than steel. There are also plastic-coated metal shoes, and even all-plastic horseshoes.
Golf uses metal cleats, baseball I think as well. Horse racing uses all metal shoes.
Any horse with shoes is still called a horse.
The blacksmiths make horse shoes
"The shoes of the horse" is not a sentence, it is a noun phrase; the phrase has no verb. There is no possessive noun is the phrase. The possessive form for the phrase is: "The horse'sshoes...".
Horse shoes are compulsory in horse racing. If a horse loses a shoe, it is pulled out of the race.
There are many different types of horse shoes and the popularity of a particular shoe depends on what the horses are being used for. For example iron shoes are used when a horse needs a strong long lasting horse shoe. Aluminum or newer plastic shoes are used when a lighter shoe may provide an advantage such as racing. Since there is such a large variety of different types it is difficult to say which is most common.
They leave hay in their shoes for his horse
horse shoes
Most are made of iron or steel, but some are made of aluminum for light-weight racing shoes and there are some plastic or rubber shoes, but these aren't very durable or common.
They leave hay in their shoes for his horse
Horses wear horse shoes on the bottom of their hoofs.