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Linda wrote:
Would you rather have metal or rubber? I'd personally rather have rubber.

Dabney responds:
So would I.  But horses aren't running on soft feet like our's--aren't
horse's hooves actually more similar to running on our fingernails?  (In
which case metal doesn't seem so awful...)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Cowles" <healthyhoof@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Lynne Glazer'" <anyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] hard roads effect, lameness


> > Please substantiate your statement that "metal shoes amplify
> > concussion".  I predict that you find any studies that show
> > more than a slight increase.
> >
> > Lynne
>
> Sure Lynne, I'll look up the study because I imagine several have been
> done.
>
>
> But use a bit of common sense; what would it be like putting metal wheels
> on
> an off road bike - or metal plates on the bottom of your own running
> shoes?
> Would you rather have metal or rubber? I'd personally rather have rubber.
> When the surface you train on is hard, it makes sense to dampen the impact
> and do something to improve traction at the same time.
>
>
> Linda Cowles
> Certified Hoof Care Provider
> WWW.HealthyHoof.Com
> HealthyHoof@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Cowles" <healthyhoof@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Lynne Glazer'" <anyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] hard roads effect, lameness


> > Please substantiate your statement that "metal shoes amplify
> > concussion".  I predict that you find any studies that show
> > more than a slight increase.
> >
> > Lynne
>
> Sure Lynne, I'll look up the study because I imagine several have been 
> done.
>
>
> But use a bit of common sense; what would it be like putting metal wheels 
> on
> an off road bike - or metal plates on the bottom of your own running 
> shoes?
> Would you rather have metal or rubber? I'd personally rather have rubber.
> When the surface you train on is hard, it makes sense to dampen the impact
> and do something to improve traction at the same time.
>
>
> Linda Cowles
> Certified Hoof Care Provider
> WWW.HealthyHoof.Com
> HealthyHoof@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
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