The horse's foot is a complex system of the body, cushioning all its
weight and shocks, it is the mechanical propeller allowing the locomotion of
the equine. The foot undergoes pressure and puts in place during movement all
a system of structural mechanics. The horse's foot is such that a
"hydraulic shock absorber and in view of the physiology of the finger of
equines, it can be imagined as a double external pump system allowing
venous and internal decompression plus arterial separated by the valve of
safety that prevents arterial retrograde flow. » Read more here
The movement of the foot allows blood circulation between the horny box and the distal phalanges alternately in phalangeal extension. The blood flow allows to "feed" the keratogen of the wall and the flesh of the foot.
Foot mechanics and blood circulation:
- The hoof is raised: The sole chorion and the lamellae compress the whole and the blood is contained.
- The hoof lands. The distal phalanx P3 lowers after contact with the ground of the frog and the sole allowing transmission to the toe and circulation of blood in the foot.
- The horse lifts its foot, a reverse tilt of the movement and then allows good overall circulation.
“Minerals allow good growth of the horn, essential for good circulation and protection of the entire foot system”
"The waste from metabolic exchanges will also be
evacuated by the blood”.
Movement is essential for the good health of the horse's foot. A good
followed by your farrier is also essential, a Rowing shoe for
sensitive horses with thin horns may be a solution
interesting for the comfort of the animal.
(see upcoming farriery articles).
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