OCM Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 A little interesting thing I found out today- My wife was having her horses shod ( shoes) and I was hanging talking to the Farrier - I joked with him if he ever put a horse shoe on backwards... He said he heard of bank robbers, back in the day, would shoe their horses backwards , put the shoes on backwards so the tracks would look like they were going the other way. Believe it or Not. ?I guess it wouldn't of worked for Dillinger to drive backwards, would it. OCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostsoldier Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Lol...probably not for Johnny, but Pretty Boy coulda used a horse up there in those Cookson Hills. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I think most of that is an old wives tales. Folks could track pretty good back then. If the shoe is on backwards, the sand / dirt being moved isn't. Most likely something from hollywood. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I have heard of it before. I like the old west stuff, but I just can't remember where I've read it before. Sandman- I don't think it was to permanently fool anyone as much as it was to buy any little bit of time possible. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1952HRA Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I agree with Sandman, it's a good idea in theory but if you saw what it actually would look like if someone did it anybody with halfway decent tracking skills would be able to tell almost instantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Not to mention if you rode into an area with several individual horse tracks, your would have its own distinct signature. Later (Vietnam) the military had very specific soles on the jungle boots. They changed them to look like worn rubber tires to blend in better with Ho Chi Mihn sandals. They even made some for SOG that were barefoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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