In a horseshoe for the hooves of riding animals, comprising a horseshoe-shaped base body having a running side and a hoof application side, and optionally at least one upstand fixed to the base body, and two rear end parts of the horseshoe, which are movably fixed to the base body via joint connections, the base body forming the running side of the horseshoe and the movably fixed end parts forming parts of the hoof application side, the joint connections are movable relative to each other in the plane of the hoof application side of the horseshoe, and the joint connections are each overlapped on an outer side of the horseshoe by an element exerting a restoring force onto the movable end parts.
