Shoutout to finally recycling my pile of old horseshoes

I had a big stack of worn-out shoes taking up space in the shed. Found a local metal shop that accepts them for recycling. Dropped off the whole load yesterday and it cleared out a corner. It's not much, but it feels good to not just toss them. Maybe it inspires someone else to try it too.

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mitchell.grace5d ago

Cool that you found a place to take them. Read that old horseshoes are often recycled into new metal products. What did the shop say about the process?

baker.ruby5d ago

Yeah, I had a bunch from my uncle's farm last year, totally rusted and everything. The local metal shop told me they just toss them in with other scrap steel, which was surprising cause I thought they'd need cleaning. They get melted down and rolled into new bars or sheets, mostly for making new metal items. I saw some turned into simple garden stakes and hooks, which was neat. Anyway, it was pretty straightforward, and felt good to keep them out of the landfill.