Abstract: There is provided by this invention a horseshoe for attachment to a horse's hoof wall. The horseshoe is a generally U-shaped article made of substantially solid material and having a toe section and a pair of arcuate branches with heel areas at the ends thereof, the article having a hoof wall facing side, a ground facing, substantially planar side and a plurality of nail apertures therein for attaching the article to the wall. The top wall facing side has a depression substantially along the entire inside of the shoe and extends inwardly to about half the width of the web.