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Can the Hoof Mechanism Be Positively Influenced by a Newly Developed Horseshoe
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M. le Dumoulin
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APR 15, 2016
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Introduction
The heels are the most elastic part of the hoof and are therefore of uttermost importance for the hoof mechanism. The hoof expansion during the stance phase reduces concussion at impact and pumps blood into the hoof. This mechanism is influenced when nailing a shoe under a hoof. The aim was to quantify the mediolateral heel expansion and contraction in barefoot horses, horses shod with single or triple clips or with a newly developed shoe interrupted in the toe (‘Moerman shoe’). […]
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Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication
Vakgroep Heelkunde en Anesthesie van de Huisdieren, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Gent, Belgium.
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