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It is impossible to imagine a history of mankind without a horse. The horse plays such big role in human life, that everywhere where there are horses, the horseshoe is considered an amulet. The first ancient Greeks have believed in « happy horseshoes »: it was very important for them, that the horseshoe is made of “magic” iron. Iron was the big deficiency at that time. That fact that, the horseshoe is similar to a month bringing success was important for Greeks too.
The belief in magic force of a horseshoe constantly grew. In Middle Ages was considered that witches are afraid of horses with their “iron” footwear. In Europe there is a legend about st.Dansten, the smith from Canterbury. Once the devil has come to him and has asked the smith to attach horse horseshoes to its legs. But Dansten has understood, whom actually is his visitor was and has won a devil. When “visitor” began to ask not to kill him, the smith has demanded, that the devil would not visit a houses on which doors horseshoes hang.

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