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AN ACCOUNT OF THE HORSE-SANDAL. 
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Rings 
From an inspection of the above sketch it will be seen, that 
the shoe, or iron-part of the sandal, consists of three principal 
parts, to which the others are appendages; which are, the tip , 
so called from its resemblance to the horse-shoe of that name ; 
the middle bar , the broad part proceeding* backward from the 
tip ; and the side bars , or branches of the middle bar, extending* 
to the heels of the hoof. The appendages are, the toe-clasp , 
the part projecting* from the front of the tip, and which moves 
by a hinge upon the toe-clip , which toe-clasp is furnished with 
two iron loops. The heel-clips are two clips at the heels of the 
side bars which correspond to the toe-clip ; the latter embracing 
the toe of the crust, while the former embrace its heels. Through 
the heel-clips run the rings , which move as a hinge acts, and are 
double, for the purpose of admitting both the straps. In the 
plate, the right ring only is represented; the left being omitted 
the better to shew the heel-clip. These different parts are of 
different dimensions; the relative proportions of which are regu¬ 
lated according to a graduated scale, drawn from certain ave¬ 
rages obtained by the admeasurement of a great number and 
variety of horses*' feet: so that the sizes are so ordered, that al¬ 
most any horse can be suited with a shoe without any alteration 
being required. 
