Rowel Spur
1695–1705
- Medium
- steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Spain, early 18th Century
About
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 general use by the 1300s.