CLICKING— CLIP 



horse will avoid treading on him, or if the animal itself 

 blunders over a fence, or stumbles on the road, his cleverness 

 may save him from coming down. A horse to be able to 

 exercise his natural gift of cleverness may be expected to 

 have well - developed brain-power, a nice, light fore-hand, 

 well-placed, lengthy shoulders and powerful quarters. (See 

 Brain?) 



Clicking. — See Forging. 



Climate undoubtedly affects the growth of a horse, those 

 bred in cold regions being small and those under genial 

 climates big. Of course, the nature of the soil and other 

 circumstances influence size as well, else the horses of the 

 East would certainly be larger than they are. A damp 

 climate promotes the growth of horn on the hoof, but it 

 depreciates its quality by making it soft. A similar observa- 

 tion applies to muscle and to the density of a horse's bone, 

 a most important fact which should be borne in mind by 

 breeders. Horses imported into hot climates from temperate 

 ones usually suffer a great deal from the effects of the heat 

 for a while, but as a rule they become acclimatised after a 

 time, though some never get over the change. (See Bone^ 

 Breeding Studs, Foot.) 



Clinches. — The ends of the nails which appear outside 

 the hoof after they have been driven through the shoe and 

 wall. These ends should be driven into the wall of the hoof 

 to prevent the nails from working out. (See Buffer, Shoeing^ 



Clip. — {a) The part of the shoe which turns up in front of 

 the toe, and in some cases at the sides of the hoof. (See 

 Shoeing^ 



{b) An American expression, equivalent to an English 

 term " burst " or " dash " used to denote a horse's speed over 

 a short distance. 



{c) A term applied in some places to young horses during 

 the long-tailed period of their existence before they are broken. 



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