The past tense of "shoe" is "shoed." This word isn't commonly used, but it can indeed be found in English language, usually in the context of fitting a horse with horseshoes. So, "shoed" would refer to a past event where a horse had horseshoes attached. The process, called shoeing, involves nailing a U-shaped object, the horseshoe, that's typically made of metal onto the horse's hoofs to protect them. So, if you said, "I shoed the horse yesterday," it means that you fitted horseshoes onto the horse's hoofs the day before. Interesting, isn't it? We rarely think about these less common words and their past forms, but they're certainly out there, offering a richer landscape for our language use.
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