A nail for a horse shoe. The nail comprises a shaft with a head at one end of the shaft. The other end of the shaft is provided with a point opposite of the head. The head is arranged via a neck on the shaft and comprises a convex element, where the neck defines a pitch. The horse shoe nail comprises a convex curvature in an orientation where the curvature extends in a plane defined by both the longitudinal directions of the head and of the shaft.