He knew better than to touch or grab it, but he still leaned close to get a good look. She was wearing a shoe, very much like the ones equines wore on earth. There were grooves where nails might be pounded in, although he didn’t seen any nailheads. It seemed like he ought to, but he’d never paid that much attention to the shoes on Earth horses. Anyway, it would stand to reason that the ponies would have had more incentive than humans to improve their own shoeing techniques.