My first thought was – hey, that’s not a good omen for the couple because the horseshoe should be facing upwards and not down. I was always under the impression that it was considered bad luck to have a horseshoe faced downwards because all of the luck in the shoe would run out of it. My opinion may have been shaped by the fact that Buzzy had a horseshoe installed over the front door of the Store with the open end facing upwards (see below.)
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| Marion, Bobby D and Lou Gentry With Horseshoe in Background |
But, thanks to that world wide internet thingamagig, I now learn that it’s ok if horseshoes go both ways. (The times we live in right?) Here is a good article on it (click here.)
And speaking of horses and good luck there’s this from The Band: