Most farriers are in agreement that hot-fitting shoes is the method
of choice any time a clip(s) is involved because a burned-in clip
is much superior to a cut-in clip in terms of stability. In short-footed
horses, a clip that sits on top of the wall is useless.
A hot-fit shoe is more stable than one cold-fit because, assuming
it's nailed on where it was fit, the wall is an exact mirror image
of the shoe
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