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Just got off the phone w/ Erin, a TB racer, breeder and trainer who said she 
uses shoes to stop slippage and give support as much as anything, so it 
seems they need them for tactical advantage as well as hoof protection. 
Learned something here today.  ts
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Karen E. Franklin" <FrankliK2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Tom Sites" <goearth@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] Why do Thoroughbreds need shoes?


> I forgot to mention... grass can be very slippery, I bet those horses have 
> shoes
> AND caulks, similar to showjumpers.
> -Sharon L.
>
>
> Quoting "Karen E. Franklin" <FrankliK2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > "Sand is very abrasive.  I suspect the harder it is, the more abrasive
> > it is..."
> >
> > Ah, here's where I come in!  :)  The vast majority of sand is quartz
> > sand (I'm not talking about volcanic sand beaches), mixed with a bit of
> > feldspars, although I don't know exactly what kind of sand that race
> > tracks generally use.  On Moh's scale of hardness, quartz has a hardness
> > of six, while human fingernails and horses hooves have a hardness of
> > about 2.5 to 3 (Talc is 1, Diamond is 10).  It stands to reason that the
> > longer a horse is run on such an abrasive surface, the faster its hooves
> > will wear down.  I would think that horses kept and run on grass though
> > would not generally need to be shod, unless for some reason they needed
> > it, but that is not where my expertise lies.  Thanks.  :)
> >
> > Karen E. Franklin
> > Project Geologist
> > Tulsa, OK
> >
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