BARE HOOVES -
EXPAND when weight bearing and CONTRACT when not, this is Hoof Mechanism. This aids in how a horse PUMPS BLOOD back up his leg to his heart. The expansion and contraction creates a liquid (blood) SHOCK ABSORBER and joints are undamaged. Bare hooves are capable of superior traction control resulting in less tendon/leg injuries.
SHOD HOOVES -
Expansion and Contraction are minimal at best eliminating Hoof Mechanism. The horse's built in shock absorber is rendered useless. Blood circulation at the toe is disrupted, starved of nourshiment nerves go numb, and finally, without proper blood circulation living tissues within the hoof capsule may die, including bone.
FACTS -
- When the King moved his Knights behind castle walls and their noble steeds no longer roamed large areas, their hooves fell apart...and the blacksmith (technology of the time) invented horseshoes. This means horseshoes were developed when we thought the world was flat... Why is everything above the coronary band treated with 21st century technology, and below Med-Evil tech? And we should know better because, Mother Nature doesn't make mistakes.
- Horses that compete in Endurance events barefoot (or booted) have heart rates which recover twice as fast as shod horses (because their ability to pump blood is fully functional).
- A horse should be in his prime during his late teens, not all washed up.
- White hooves are no different than dark hooves.
Horseshoes...why?
