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Rowel Spur
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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 general use by the 1300s.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRowel Spur, c. 1700. Spain, early 18th Century. Steel ; diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1568
