42 THE SHOEING OF HORSES. 



without such clip the shoe, if nailed to the foot, would be in a state 

 of continual displacement. The dig given by the animal at the 

 toe when the limb is in rapid motion would speedily force the 

 foot over the shoe, and destruction to the wall would as speedily 

 follow. 



Side-clips are also frequently necessary, where the animal 

 treads more upon one side of the foot than the other. Many 

 valuable horses do this ; but it is more common among horses of 

 inferior breed, such horses commonly treading more on the outer 

 than the inner half of the foot. If the tread be on the outside, 

 a clip is necessary on that side of the shoe, simply to prevent the 

 foot from leaving the shoe ; on the contrary, if the wear be the 

 greatest upon the inner side of the organ, the clip should also be 

 placed on the inner side of the shoe, for the reason stated above. 



