shoeing
Tivers@aol.com
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 23:34:12 -0500
Jen:
<< When I studied @ Davis, we were donated horses that no one could work
with for study. One beastie came in for surgery and was totally
unmanageable. And I mean he was a dirty, mean snake of a horse. He was
eventually sedated enough for his shoes to be removed for surgery. We
had traced his hoof outlines on paper before the shoes came off. After
surgery, we traced the feet again. In a little over an hour, they had
INCREASED in circumference by 17%. And now the horse was manageable,
calm and friendly. >>
Dead on! If you'd soaked the foot in water for half an hour before taking
that second measurement, you'd probably have seen that much expansion again!
Horseing the shoe--it's a very sad state of affairs.
ti