Rowel Spur

c. 1700 Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) Source image
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Instead of a "prick" terminus at the neck, the rowel spur had a rotating wheel installed between two prongs. This type of spur gradually supplemented the prick spur as a safer and less severe alternative for the horse. Rowel spurs first appeared during the 1200s and were in ge...

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