horseshoe charm

Equine fortune token

A horseshoe charm is a small ornamental object shaped like a horseshoe, worn as jewelry or kept for luck.

The horseshoe has long been considered a symbol of good fortune, though traditions differ on whether it should hang points up (to hold luck in) or points down (to shower luck on those below).

She wore a horseshoe charm on her bracelet.

Related

blacksmith · nail · fortune · superstition · old wives tale · clover · pendant · rabbit · foot · protection · hung · doorway · front door · upward · blessing · equestrian · stable · horseshoe pit

Opposites
superstitious valence

horseshoe charmjinx

Curse bringing misfortune

broken mirror · voodoo doll · number 13 · ill omen

belief system

horseshoe charmscientific skepticism

Evidence-demanding epistemological stance

rationalism · evidence · empirical data · logic · reason

protection vs. curse

horseshoe charmvoodoo doll

Effigy used for hexes

cursed object · monkey's paw

Family

horse, shoe, charm, horses, horsed, horsing, horsey, horsy, horseman

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G