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Veterinary Research©
Volume 3:21-40, 1999. Redacted 2018.
Surfaces, friction and
shape of the equine hoof
James R. Rooney, D.V.M. (Prof. Emeritus)
Gluck
Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky,*jrooney@skipjack.bluecrab.org, The assistance and cooperation of Cynthia
Marshall and Paul Whitehead of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale
University is gratefully acknowledged.
SUMMARY
Rooney
J., Surfaces, friction and shape of the equine hoof, Onl
J Vet Res., 3:21-40, 1999. Frictional wearing is a major factor in determining the shape of the hoof
of the barefooted domesticated horse, the feral horse, zebra, and onager. The amount of friction and, so, the shape of the
hoof is a function of the surface upon which the animal habitually moves and changes
as the surface conditions change.
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