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The hoof will compress and decompress regardless of shoe, nail, pad or boot anyway.

This is evident of the "marks" at the heels of shoes when removed.  They will be worn from the expansion of the hoof on the surface of the shoe.

 

This post is NOT to start some war between shoes and barefooters.  I know that some barefooters believe that the hoof is not allowed to expand with a shoe on it.  But, from my shoeing experience 20+ years now, and endurance 12,000 + miles....this is what I have seen. 

 

Jody

 

Tx Trigger <txtrigger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So, if the pad was indeed compressing and decompressing, that nail, in the hoof would be sort of moving up and down through the hoof with each stride, or, the hoof is moving up and down the nail.  

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