Thehorse.com - Full Article
By Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA
Jan 03, 2013
A team of researchers at Michigan State University's (MSU) McPhail Equine Performance Center offers hope to horse owners facing underrun heel and flat-footed woes with a 16-month study examining the short-term and long-term effects of a specific barefoot trimming technique on hoof conformation.
In the study, seven previously barefoot horses were trimmed every six weeks with a technique that leveled the hoof to the live sole, lowered the heels, beveled the toe, and rounded the peripheral wall. The sole, frog, and bars were left intact...
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http://www.thehorse.com/articles/31149/study-barefoot-trimming-can-impact-hoof-conformation?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=in-depth&utm_campaign=12-28-2013
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