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| Gillies_mom |
Free Pollitt paper on his wild horse studyThis is the report about Australian Brumbys, which is free to download here:https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/11-140 "The aims of this project were to investigate the effect of varying environments on foot morphology, foot health and related parameters on Australian and New Zealand feral horses and to investigate the understanding of the interaction between ecology and foot variables." |
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| misstux |
Thanks for posting this. I am champing at the bit to read it. | ||
| learningthedance |
It say's it's $25.00? Where is the "free" download? Would love to read too. Not for $25.00 though. LOL
 Never mind...the download IS free. I guess it's $25.00 for the book. Off to do some reading.
Thanks so much for the link!! 
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| havingfun |
Great read. Thanks for posting the link. | ||
| horseteach |
mustnag rollTHANKS for the link.After a quick look, am I seeing that it is not necessary to do a mustang roll? |
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| Gillies_mom |
Re: mustnag roll
I think a mustang role has always been a bit of a subjective topic? I don't do a mustang role, but I put a bit of a bevel at the toe between 10 and 2. It works for mine so I'll stay that way. |
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| Newfman |
Last time that topic was discussed, it went sideways in a hurry. Admittedly, I was partially to blame. I spoke against the giant "M"-roll. I could amost take solace in the findings, or assumtions rather, made by Brian and Chris, had it not been for so many assumptions made by Brian and Chris, guised as scientific fact.
Heavy Sigh. . . |
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| karmikacres |
Big roll messes with the plexus sequencing and can lead to solar bruising and soreness. | ||
| becdubie |
So could someone explain the difference between a "big roll" and a bevel? | ||
| Newfman |
You got me. Could you explain what that means? The big roll, AKA the Mega-Roll, the Mustang Roll, refers to rasping the wall, particularly at the dorsal aspect (the front or toe) so it is rounded over like the photos of the western mustang, or desert brumby. A basic bevel is just creating a flat angled edge on the leading edge of the hoof wall. The widths and angles vary upon trimmer, purpose, and personal preference. The idea is to reduce leveraging of the hoof wall, which is believed to add to white line stretching, and also to reduce chipping and breaking away of the edge of the hoof wall. Personally, I lean towards what I consider to a minor mustang roll. I don't try to see how big and wild I can get with it. I find a bevel tends to wear down to quick. A minor roll tends to, for me, still have a little effect by the next trimming cycle. I haven't seen any ill effects, and haven't seen it induce laminitis, as Brian suggests. Not yet anyways. |
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| karmikacres |
If too much dorsal wall is removed, there is no resistance to move blood from the lamellae plexus back to the solar plexus. This means reduced nourishment to the sole and less hemodynamic cushioning with the next stride. | ||
| Newfman |
That is a theory, but I'm not sure I agree with it.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1171900/ My own theories are based upon Mishra. |
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| Blue Flame |
Is this bloodflow enhancing resistance created by; a) the length of the wall beyond the sole so that it occurs in the support phase of the stride? or b) by the leveraging of the dorsal wall away from the sole such that it occurs during the breakover phase of the stride? I just want to get it the distinction clear in my haed whether this is an effect of the roll itself or and effect of the length of the wall protruding beyond the sole. Also, does this article by Pete Ramey have any relevance to what you describe above? http://www.hoofrehab.com/gelpad.htm |
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| Newfman |
Sorry, that was a bit rushed, hence a bit blunt, even rude.
Maybe a more thorough explanation would be more enlightening. |