Our classic Mounted Horseshoe Heart & Candle Holder with a beautiful braided twist!
This is the perfect keepsake for someone utterly devoted to the precious four footed friend, as celebratory piece or a memorial.
How many horseshoes does this design require?
Two horseshoes are needed for this design. We can use your own shoes or those from our used stock of shoes.
Every shoe is cleaned by hand to retain as many marks of wear and character as we can.
The heart is forged from one whole horseshoe, with the other used for the base.
How much horsehair do I need to provide?
Ideally a pencil thickness width and a 40cm length of tail hair is required for this design.
We work with Tail End Jewellery to create this design. Alison at Tail End has 20 years experience of working with horsehair and produces these most beautiful intricate braids that are securely set within the fullering of the Horseshoe Heart.
If you don’t have that much please do contact us first to discuss what you do have and we can liase with Tail End Jewellery to find a solution.
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Can I use hair from more than one horse or pony?
Yes you can! This can either be in the form of a mixed braid where the multiple pieces of hair are braided together as per the example in the image.
The hair in the image is tail hair from our bay roan pony Lucy and our palomino pony Fairy. You can see the hair has been combined into the braids on both sides of the heart.
Or…
you can choose to use hair from two separate horses and use one braid of hair on each side of the heart.
Alternatively hair from a single horse would be braided each side.
If sending hair from more than one pony please label clearly if you would like mixed braid or label with left or right if having two separate braids.
My shoes are old and rusty does this matter?
Not at all. We are used to working with shoes that have just been removed or shoes that have been lurking for a couple of decades as well as some shoes that have been dug up out of the ground!
Can I send shoes from more than one horse?
You could. We could use one for the heart and one for the base. Please note the shoes should be of similar size however and if sending from more than one horse please indicate which you would like to be the base.
I would love this design but only have one horseshoe to supply
That’s fine. If you are happy for us to we can use one of our own shoes for the base. We will match it as much as possible to your own in size and shape.
Why is there a charge for using my own shoes?
Good question. When your shoes arrive with us we unpack them, label them, bag them up and take them to our workshop. We will also contact you to let you know of their safe arrival. At least half of our work is with client’s shoes and so we have had to place a small charge for this service as the time it takes to book shoes in soon mounts up!
Is the candle holder included?
Yes. Your order will be supplied with a glass t light holder and t light candle.
Lead times
Due to the many processes these items need to go through – each an every one hand crafted, there is an approximate 4 week lead times for these bespoke items.
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