Reply To: Error in text re magnetic fields going through iron Welcome to BFSU: › Forums › Volume One › Learning Progression “A”: Nature of Matter › Lesson A-5A. Magnets and Magnetic Fields › Error in text re magnetic fields going through iron › Reply To: Error in text re magnetic fields going through iron December 23, 2014 at 5:50 pm #443 NebelParticipant A horseshoe magnet is simply a bar magnet bent into a “U” such that the two poles (north seeking and south seeking) are side by side. Bernie Nebel