The diamond horse shoe necklaces available at the Diamond Store are available in yellow or white gold in channel or pave settings, which means the mounts are well hidden and the horseshoe gives the impression that it is solid diamond set in gold.
The belief that horseshoes are good luck symbols stems from the legend of a young blacksmith who was approached by Satan posing as a customer asking for his hoofed feet to be shoed. He saw straight through the disguise, realised it was Satan and nailed the shoes on so painfully that the Devil started crying for mercy. The blacksmith made him swear never ever to enter a house with a horseshoe nailed to it. He subsequently became St Dunstan, and any home with a horseshoe hanging there is protected from evil. .
Also horses have long been regarded as valuable commodities, and there is supposedly further luck coming from the traditional eight holes bored into a horseshoe. When re-nailing them onto the hoof blacksmiths only use seven of the holes because it is considered a lucky number throughout Europe and the United States.
Should a horseshoe be hung facing up or down? There are opposing views on this: one states that the horseshoe is hung open-side-up so that the luck does not spill out. The other says it should be hung open-side-down so that the luck can pour over you. As you will see from the diamond horseshoe necklaces available at the Diamond Store we support the more traditional theory that horseshoes should be suspended with the open side facing upwards.
