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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