[RC] shoeing and scientific data - EventXC

I looked all over the recommended website and couldn't find any scientific 
articles.  It seems to me if people need to see scientific foot articles, they 
should find the articles by: Robert Bowker of Michigan State, Hilary Clayton 
also of Michigan State, Chris Pollitt from Australia, Barbara Page of Colorado, 
David Hood of Texas A&M, etc.

Those are the individuals who are studying the biomechanics of the hoof and 
how it affects disease processes; their research will pave the way for 
understanding at a deep foundation the factors that need to be avoided or 
encouraged 
to maintain a healthy foot both naked and shod (because, yes, it is a fact of 
life that some horses need to be shod).  Many horses go through life healthy 
and happy with never a hint of lameness and they are also shod (my horse comes 
to mind).  

Kim Henneman, DVM
Park City  Utah  USA

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