(The following information was provided by Dr. Hiltrud Strasser and Ms. Sabine Kells–used by permission)
- Walls cannot wear & maintain normal shape/length
- unnatural stresses on hoof as walls get too long
- incorrect trim cannot be worn away
- 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
- 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
- Physical trauma (bruising, etc.) to hoof tissues
- Weight causes unnatural strains on joints & ligaments through centrifugal effects.
- Traction compromised: too little on smooth, slick terrain, too much on softer ground.
- Deformation & contraction of the hoof
- heel pain or “navicular syndrome”
- thrush
- skeletal & muscular stresses, conformational changes
- 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.
- 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).
- “Incorrect” shoeing increases rate & severity of damage.
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