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Polyurethane - The SPORT SHOE for your Horse |
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Would
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- Weight
O n average only 150g; reducing the energy consumption
as well as the centrifugal forces, hence the impact
on the limbs tremendously.
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- Shock
absorption
Concussion is one of the main problems related
to iron shoes. Plastics absorb up to 90% of the
shock, while preventing high-frequency vibration,
another side effect of iron shoes.
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- Elasticity
The
high-quality plastic simulates the natural grip
of a bare hoof and allows the horse to fully develop
its athletic prowess. The flexible polyurethane
expands horizontally and vertically, hence allows
for unrestricted hoof mechanism.
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About
hoof protection
Without doubt, horses played
an important role in the development of mankind.
They were used for transport, did the hard work
on farmland and in the streets, they fought with
us in our wars, they made the discovery of continents
possible; generations depended on the strength of
their horses. At these times steel shoes were a
real blessing. By making use of them, horses could
walk long distances on every terrain, every day,
and pull the carriage or the plough in deep ground,
snow and ice. As a result, the quality of human
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The initial purpose
of hoof protection was to prevent the hoof from
abrasion! And the only reason why iron was used
back then was, that in those days iron was the only
affordable material which could be shaped well enough
and stand the great strain of the horses' movements.
In the 21st century nobody would seriously want
to replace rubber tyres with wooden wheels and metal
fittings or walk around in clogs, never mind running
a marathon in iron shoes! But our horses have no
choice but to wear what we decide is best for them.
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HQ
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Issue 21 "Time for a change" Part
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Issue 22 "Time for a change" Part
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Issue 23 "Time for a change" Part
III
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Issue
26 "Dare to Go Bare" |
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Issue
30 "Vertical Fissures and Horn Cracks"
Part I
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Issue
31 "Vertical Fissures and Horn Cracks"
Part II
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"Get
more efficient when applying Polysteel shoes"
by Richard Evans, AMERICAN FARRIERS JOURNAL, April 2003
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Please
visit http://www.huforthopaedie.org/
to read about the following topics:
- Proper Treatment of the Bare Hoof
- Arguments against Iron Horseshoes
- Iron or Plastic – Is That Really the Question?
- The Contracted Hoof
- Fissures and Horn Cracks
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MICEM
2002 (Maastricht intern. congress on equine medicine)
"Polyurethane horse shoes - Modify hoof-ground
interaction"
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Pferde
Zucht und Haltung
Der Hufbeschlag - schon "früher"
von Bedeutung
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Summary
Dissertation, Pascal Klunder, Vet.
"Hoof pressure measurement on horses: ...
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Freizeit
im Sattel
"fs-Merkblatt - Genagelter Kunststoffhufschutz"
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list
of most common polyurethane hoof shoes
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klick
here |
