Re: RC: Farriery Questions

[Trishmare7@aol.com]

There will be an article outlining Robert Bowker VMD, PhD's (second reference 
as mentioned below) research and conclusions coming out in (I believe) the 
February issue of Equus magazine.  Dr. Barb Page, Colorado sporthorse 
lameness expert, and farrier Gene Ovnicek (Natural Balance) also contributed 
to this article.

Trish & King David
Antarctica.  (Well, actually it's Michigan . . . but it feels and looks like 
Antarctica lately!!!  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr . . .)  

<< A couple of technical references for you, the second one being
 the better of the two (in my opinion).
 
 "Equine Hoof function investigated by pressure transducers inside the hoof
 and accelerometers mounted on the first phalanx" by Dyhre-Poulsen, 
 H. Smedegaard, J. Roed and E. Koresgaard
 
 "Functional anatomy of the cartilage of the distal phalanx and digital 
cushion
 in the equine foot and a hemodynamic flow hypothesis of energy dissapation"
 by R.M. Bowker VMD, PHD, K. Van Wulfen VDM, S.E. Springer BS and
 Keith Linder,  DVM >>