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Cristiano von Simson, DVM said:

> The blood is pumped by the increased pressure on the
> palmar/plantar blood vessels inside the hoof when the
> horse bears weight on one limb.
...
> The two events happen at the same time, but the hoof
> expansion/contraction is not pumping blood, the increased
> pressure inside the hoof during weight bearing is.
If it is the increased pressure inside the hoof during weight bearing
that causes the blood to be pumped up the leg, then whether the hoof is
shod or not should be virtually irrelevant, since I have yet to hear
anybody suggest that shoing a horse changes how much the horse weighs; I
think it is probably safe to say that the weight of the shoes themselves
is negligible in comparison to the total weight of horse and rider
during the weight bearing phase of the stride.:)

kat
Orange County, Calif.




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