[Video] How Should We Apply the Findings on Hoof Growth and Hoof Compression to our Farrier Work?
Simon Curtis’s research shows that the hoof compresses during its descent of the hoof wall after generation at the coronary band triggered our further study into regional loading. This work indicates that uneven loading affected hoof compression and hoof growth.
This talk will investigate current techniques used by farriers and discuss how we might further use this knowledge beneficially. Significant changes in loading will be demonstrated in a short series of quasi-static pressure mat experiments on mature horses.
Why You Shouldn’t Miss This: This knowledge means that farriers could develop strategies to delay and halt detrimental hoof distortion and may be able to use trimming and shoeing techniques to reverse changes to hoof shape.
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