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SUBMITTER: Moore LV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6940983 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moore Lauren Veneta LV Zsoldos Rebeka Roza RR Licka Theresia Franziska TF
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20191211 12
The present study investigated accelerations of the front and hind hooves of horses comparing two different shoe types. A standard steel shoe, with studs, pins, and in some instances with toe grabs, was compared to a steel shoe covered on the bottom with a layer of polyurethane. Four horses were used; they trotted in hand on an asphalt track at their self-selected speed. The results showed significantly reduced decelerations during the stance phase with the polyurethane-covered shoes (10th perce ...[more]