Editing Horseshoe (section)

===Heraldry===
In heraldry, horseshoes most often occur as [[canting arms|canting]] charges, such as in the arms of families with names like Farrier, Marshall, and Smith. A horseshoe (together with two hammers) also appears in the arms of [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith and Fulham]], a borough in London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammersmith and Fulham, London Borough of|url=http://civicheraldry.co.uk/great_london.html#hammersmith%20and%20fulham%20lb|publisher=Civic Heraldry of England and Wales}}</ref>

[[File:Rutland County Flag.svg|thumb|[[Flag of Rutland]]]]
The flag of [[Rutland]], England's smallest [[Historic counties of England|historic county]], consists of a golden horseshoe laid over a field scattered with acorns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flag of Rutland|url={{Flag Institute|Rutland}}|publisher=Flag Institute|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref> This refers to an ancient tradition in which every noble visiting Oakham, Rutland's county town, presents a horseshoe to the Lord of the Manor, which is then nailed to the wall of [[Oakham Castle]]. Over the centuries, the Castle has amassed a vast collection of horseshoes, the oldest of which date from the 15th century.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Horseshoes of Oakham Castle|last=Clough|first=Timothy|date=1987|publisher=Leicestershire Museums}}</ref>