The horse's foot is a complex system of the body, cushioning all its
weight and shocks, it is the mechanical propellant allowing the locomotion of
the equine. The foot undergoes pressure and sets up while moving
a system of structural mechanics. The horse's foot is like a
“hydraulic shock absorber and views of the physiology of the finger of
equines we can imagine it as a double external pump system allowing
one of venocompression and internal plus arterial separated by the valve of
safety which avoids arterial retrograde flow. » Read more here
The movement of the foot allows blood circulation between the corneal box and the distal phalanges alternately in phalangeal phlexo-extension. The blood flow helps to “feed” the keratogen in the wall and the flesh of the foot.
Foot mechanics and blood circulation:
- The hoof is raised: The chorion of the sole and the lamellae compress the whole and the blood is contained.
- The shoe lands. The distal phalanx P3 lowers after contact with the ground of the frog and the sole allowing transmission to the pincer and circulation of blood in the foot.
- The horse raises the foot in a reverse tilt of the movement and then allows good overall circulation.
“The minerals allow good growth of the primordial horn for good circulation and protection of the entire foot system”
“The waste coming from metabolic exchanges will also be
evacuated by the blood.
Movement is essential for the good health of the horse's foot. A voucher
followed by your farrier is also essential, a Rowing shoe for
sensitive horses with a thin horn can be a solution
interesting for the comfort of the animal.
(see upcoming farriery articles).
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