Re: Stone Bruise (was Re: lameness question)

On Jul 9, 2:59=A0pm, Bill Kambic <wkam...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> If horse feet were like human feet it might be a good thing.

There are certain things that are similar or even identical among
species.  Among mammals, we all eat, we all breathe, we all have
sodium/potassium pumps in our cell membranes, we all have cell
membranes even, we all have central nervous systems, we all nurse our
young, we all have skin, we all take in oxygen and release carbon
dioxide... You get the picture.  None of this relates to shoeing with
a rigid metal shoe versus using a flexible boot, but my point is you
can't just say something good for us is not good for horses just
because it's good for us and we are not identical.  The same thing
might be good for both of us, regardless of differences in anatomy.

I think you've had crappy experiences with boots.  I don't find them
very convenient or easy to put on but they work great, the newer ones
especially.  If I could have the same health benefits from my horses
of keeping them unshod and using boots when necessary while having
somebody else come apply the boots when needed, I'd be one happy
camper.  I can barely breathe when bent over due to Fat Tummy
Syndrome.  Boots eventually wear out, and they are expensive.  Even
barefoot trimming is expensive, more expensive for me than shoeing was
(which is why the basic idea is that you eventually learn to do it
yourself.)  With all that in mind it can be a big pain.  But tons of
people are doing it despite the inconvenience and cost.  Whenever tons
of people do something inconvenient I try to figure out if they might
be on to something.  You never know, they might all just be crazy, but
it's worth checking out.  :-)  Take a look at these new boots that are
apparently the best around so far:

http://www.renegadehoofboots.com/

Er, I'll take mine in basic black (what is UP with those crazy
colors???)

> Perhaps.  Perhaps not.

=46rom http://www.equinextion.com/id48.html

"We misinterpret so-called "stone bruising" of the soles of shod
horses as being caused by stones on the ground. This pattern of
bruising originates from concussion followed by pressure necrosis of
solar corium that cannot escape the blows of the coffin bone above and
an unyielding sole beneath."

cindi