Posted by Barb Peck on May 11, 2000 at 11:16:35:
In Reply to: Re: How many nails in NB #1 soe? posted by Patty Stiller on May 10, 2000 at 22:31:33:
Patty Stiller says:
As for the expansion question, it normally does no harm to nail in the very rear of the hoof. This is
because very recent research is indicating that a healthy functioning foot does NOT expand at the bottom
of the heels first, but rather from the frog, *upward and outward* through the bars and digital cushion,
through the BULBS of the foot. This is the way a foot that has the frog and bars intact, and has a dirt
impaction around the frog functions. If the BULBS can expand upward and outward, the foot will
become wider at the heels.
If the wall at the bottom of the heels is forced to expand, through removal of the bars , thinning of the
sole, or "slippering the shoe etc, the foot actually becomes more contracted as the bulbs are "pulled"
together.
Patty:
Expansion thru the bulbs theory is very interesting.
Is the latest research you refer to on this subject
found on this site?
If not, can you point me in the right direction (I'd like
to read it if I may.)
Thanks,
Barb