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    Re: [RC] [RC] FYI: A Theory About Equine Foot Physiology - Tamara Woodcock


    Got me, I don't know "new" from "not new", just passing on what I found in a newletter today...

    -Tamara


    From: "Heidi Smith" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Reply-To: "Heidi Smith" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    To: "Tamara Woodcock" <plasmatica@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Subject: Re: [RC]   FYI: A Theory About Equine Foot Physiology
    Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 07:33:04 -0600

    > >A Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine researcher has
    > >pieced together a new picture of equine foot physiology that suggests
    > >vascular systems in horse hooves function in much the same way that air-
    or
    > >gel-filled running shoes do. "Moving liquids are the best way to
    dissipate
    > >energy," said Robert Bowker, a professor in the College of Veterinary
    > >Medicine's Anatomy Department. "That is why some of the major running
    shoe
    > >manufacturers market products that contain liquids in their soles."
    > >
    > >Bowker has theorized a "hemodynamic flow" process in which he proposes
    that
    > >much of the blood in horse feet fulfills purposes other than providing
    > >nutrients to hoof tissues. "It dissipates energy within feet that is
    > >created
    > >during the act of galloping, trotting or walking," he said. This theory
    not
    > >only proposes a new physiology for horse feet, it also suggests some of
    the
    > >more widely held views in the equine industry should be revised or, at
    > >least, re-examined.


    Excuse me? This is not at all new, but was indeed quite accepted theory a
    quarter of a century ago when I was in veterinary school..... The degree to
    which it is understood is much better than it was then, but the theory has
    definitely been around for a long time....


    Heidi



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