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Re: [RC] barefoot and circulation - Ed & Wendy Hauser"....--but unless it has clips at the heels preventing expansion (something I've never seen, except in extreme situations of injury...." Wendy has a mare who cracked a coffin bone in the pasture. To support the foot while healing she had to be shod like that. After the 6 months in that type of shoe (required for complete healing) her injured foot was at least 3/4" narrower than the other. Shows to me what has to be done to prevent the hoof from expanding on each stride, and what would happen if shoeing actually did that. By the way, the mare healed fine and after a barefoot year her foot is about back to normal. (She isn't competing thus doesn't need shoes even in the Bitterroot, which has more rock than most everywhere especially Florida) Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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