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Re: [RC] shoes impeding circulation-not! - heidi

But given the above, if the expanded hoof contains more volume would
that  same volume decrease when the load was removed (i.e. the hoof in
flight) and  therefore cause a pumping of the blood ? Just interested in
knowing more.


There is pressure on the bottom of the foot when the hoof lands.  I
suspect that this pushes blood out of the bottom and up along the expanded
periphery.  Since veins have valves, preventing backflow, when the hoof
contracts again when the pressure is removed, that would cause the blood
around the periphery of the foot to move on up the veins.

Heidi



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