Heel movement in horses: comparison between glued and nailed horse shoes at different speeds

Yoshihara, Eiru; Takahashi, Toshiyuki; Otsuka, Norman Y.; Isayama, Tetsuya; Tomiyama, Tomotaka; Hiraga, Atsushi; Wada, Shinya

doi:10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00243.x

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“…Placing a shoe elevates the hoof off the ground surface by loading the hoof wall; this elevation results in less heel expansion compared with the unshod foot (Roepstorff et al 2001). Glued aluminium shoes restrict heel movement even further and potentially interfere with shock absorption (Yoshihara et al 2010). The process of hoof growth and wear will often allow the barefoot horse to maintain the shape of its feet as friction and thus wear occurs between the ground and the entire solar surface of the foot.…”

Section: The Effect Of Applying a Horseshoementioning

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Various aspects of barefoot methodology relevant to farriery in equine veterinary practice

O'Grady

2015

Equine Veterinary Education

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Summary The structures of the equine foot have the unique ability to adapt, change shape and restore. There are multiple benefits in shod vs. barefoot or in allowing the horse to be without shoes for a given time period to improve the palmar section of the foot. However, it requires a transition period, a change in the manner in which the foot is trimmed, a commitment from the owner/trainer and, in the case of leaving the horse without shoes permanently, it depends whether the horse can perform the desired function without shoes.

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“…Glued aluminium shoes restrict heel movement even further and potentially interfere with shock absorption (Yoshihara et al . ). The process of hoof growth and wear will often allow the barefoot horse to maintain the shape of its feet as friction and thus wear occurs between the ground and the entire solar surface of the foot.…”

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Various aspects of barefoot methodology relevant to farriery in equine veterinary practice

O'Grady

2015

Equine Veterinary Education

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“…The foot is a major study topic and work ranges from the assessment of the effect of hoof conformation [17] and the clinical consequences of uneven feet [18] to work on high‐speed field kinematics in elite Thoroughbreds using sophisticated equipment [19]. The effects of various types of shoeing have been heavily researched since the start of veterinary medicine as a science, but most progress dates from more recent years, thanks to the technological developments that have enabled measuring of the very fast motion and high‐impact and high‐frequency loading of the equine hoof [20,21]. Directly related is the work on hoof–surface interaction, a very important but long‐neglected area with respect to injury prevention.…”

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Equine biomechanics: From an adjunct of art to a science in its own right

Weeren

2012

Equine Veterinary Journal

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“…In order to meet these needs, horses were selected early on for their shod with the two types of horse shoes within the larger study set up. While many synthetic shoes are glued to the hoof, and this may alter the heel movement [22], a shoe, which could be secured on the hoof using nails similar to the standard steel shoe, was chosen. Therefore, the standard carriage shoes traditionally used were compared to a modern steel shoe also nailed to the hoof but whose ground surface is covered with polyurethane.…”

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Trot Accelerations of Equine Front and Hind Hooves Shod with Polyurethane Composite Shoes and Steel Shoes on Asphalt

Moore

Zsoldos

Licka

2019

Animals

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Simple Summary:In the present study, the acceleration occurring during trot on asphalt with two types of horseshoes were compared in horses commonly used for carriage driving in the city of Vienna. Both types of shoes were nailed onto the hooves; one shoe was a traditional steel shoe, while the other one was a steel shoe whose ground surface was covered with soft polyurethane (PU). Four horses were used to measure hoof accelerations during trotting in hand on an asphalt track, similar to a city street. With the polyurethane-covered shoes, hooves experienced less abrupt deceleration during landing; moreover, they also experienced more acceleration after push off from the ground. Front and hind hooves showed similar accelerations when shod with the polyurethane-covered shoe, while front hooves were undergoing harder deceleration than hind hooves when shod with the traditional steel shoe. Finally, with the softer shoes horses trotted faster and with longer strides than with the steel shoes. This indicates that PU shoes may aid in reducing the overload present in the front limbs of horses. Abstract:The present study investigated accelerations of the front and hind hooves of horses comparing two different shoe types. A standard steel shoe, with studs, pins, and in some instances with toe grabs, was compared to a steel shoe covered on the bottom with a layer of polyurethane. Four horses were used; they trotted in hand on an asphalt track at their self-selected speed. The results showed significantly reduced decelerations during the stance phase with the polyurethane-covered shoes (10th percentile median steel −2.77 g, polyurethane −2.46 g; p = 0.06) and significantly increased decelerations in front hooves compared to hind hooves with steel shoes (70th percentile median −1.04 g front hooves, 0.12 g hind hooves, p = 0.04). Horses trotted faster using longer strides with the polyurethane-covered shoes compared to the steel shoes. The results show that effects of shoe types should be investigated simultaneously in front and hind hooves, and that PU shoes may aid in reducing the overload present in the front limbs of horses.

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Heel movement in horses: comparison between glued and nailed horse shoes at different speeds

Cited by 28 publications

References 15 publications

Various aspects of barefoot methodology relevant to farriery in equine veterinary practice

Various aspects of barefoot methodology relevant to farriery in equine veterinary practice

Equine biomechanics: From an adjunct of art to a science in its own right

Trot Accelerations of Equine Front and Hind Hooves Shod with Polyurethane Composite Shoes and Steel Shoes on Asphalt

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