This fabled horseshoe has been the center of many speculations and questions. Here’s a continually updated collection of what we have been told (and not told) from Turbine staff.
It became obtainable with the Epic Vol. 3, Book 2 — Chapter 4: Riding South.
October 2011
From Sapience on the LOTRO Forums:
For starters, it does do something. Some may think it doesn’t, but it does! In fact, it does more now than when it was first introduced. This is why we’ve kept its effects a closely guarded secret. As time goes on, it grows more powerful! So when should you be using it? Some portions of the Epic story and certain festival events benefit from having this lucky horseshoe. In fact, the winter festival would be a good time to dust it off!
And it does reveal several things. And with a little thought it should actually tell you quite a bit about both what it does now and will do in the future (that’s another tip off BTW)
Source: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?482428-Erebrandir-s-Horseshoe-What-is-it-good-for
July 2013
From LOTRO on Twitter:
Q: Is Erebrandir’s Horseshoe really a spoof? Honestly?
Turbine: No it is not.
Source: https://twitter.com/lotro/status/355368657112662018
August 2013
From Sapience on Twitter:
Q: Does Erebrandir’s horseshoe help in any way with fishing?
Sapience: Only if you you hit them in the head with it.
Source: https://twitter.com/rickheaton/status/366999152250466304
August 2013
From Sapience on the LOTRO Forums:
Also, as we’ve said many times, It changes. As developers add new things to it it does more. So to say it does “X” would be untrue. It does impact a portion of the epic story (which is where you get it remember), and the winter festival, and some other things and probably more that I am not aware of.
Source: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=6880390#post6880390
August 2013
From Sapience on the LOTRO Forums:
I didn’t say ‘quests’ I said quest. It changes exactly one line of text in one quest in the same Epic line that you get the horseshoe. This was its first, original use.
To be clear, it doesn’t make any major changes to the outcome of anything. Though you may want to use it if you’re ever in a snowball fight.
Source: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?520771-LOTRO-Thoughts&p=6881478#post6881478
November 2013
From Sapience on Twitter:
Q: Does Erebrandir’s Horseshoe have any effect in the Treasure Hunt?
Sapience: It certainly doesn’t hurt.
Source: https://twitter.com/rickheaton/status/398829390563651584
One comment on "Erebrandir’s Horseshoe Facts"
Very nice compilation Arda!!! thank you very much i didn’t knew most of them, only from experience that increases the chance of fishing rarer fish.