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Walls
cannot wear & maintain normal shape/length
- unnatural stresses on hoof as walls get too
long
- incorrect trim cannot be worn away |
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Vibration
(800 Hz)
- destroys hoof wall and tissue
- causes structural abnormalities in laminar
corium, leading to compromised coffin bone suspension
- causes irritation of ligament & tendon
attachments to periosteum of bones & joint
cartilage |
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Hoof
mechanism is impaired
- reduced shock absorption with fixation of the
wall
- impact travels up leg & stresses joints,
etc.
- ossifications
- coffin bone impacts sole which cannot draw
flat
- circulation in the hoof is reduced
- heart is overstressed (without support from
hooves)
- poor cell nutrition & reduced temperature
- reduced cell metabolism
- reduced horn quality and quantity
- excessive waste metabolic protein unused in
hoof production remains in bloodstream
- overstressing of kidneys, liver, skin |
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Physical
trauma (bruising, etc.) to hoof tissues |
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Weight
causes unnatural strains on joints & ligaments
through centrifugal effects. |
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Traction
compromised: too little on smooth,
slick terrain, too much on softer ground. |
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Deformation & contraction
of the hoof
- heel pain or “navicular syndrome”
- thrush
- skeletal & muscular stresses, conformational
changes |
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Negative
effects of nails
- physical damage to wall (holes)
- dehydration of white line horn
- vibrations affecting horn & corium
- insulation breached (metal conducts cold into
foot, decreasing corium temperature and cell
metabolism) |
• |
Danger & severity
of injury increased
- to the horse itself (caught in wire, interference,
etc.)
- to people
- to other horses |
• |
Damage to properties, trails, etc. increased
dramatically. |
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Prevents
proper development of young horse’s
foot & coffin bone (especially palmar processes). |
• |
Orthopedic possibilities do not exist (circulation
is reduced, while healing requires increased
circulation). |
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“Incorrect” shoeing increases rate & severity
of damage. |
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