Does sidetone affect the bars?
One Minute Discussions #45
Discussing Natural Hoof & Horse Care
DOES SIDEBONE AFFECT THE BARS?
While studying this limb I stumbled upon an interesting chain of events!
I knew this hoof had a little bit of sidebone but what I didn’t notice before was how the sidebone was affecting the bar lamina.
The first photo was taken from the back of the heels. As I placed the bone inside the capsule I noticed how perfectly the ridges of the sidebone aligned with the “dents” of the bar lamina.
In the next picture I took the half of the hoof capsule and studied where exactly the pressure from the sidebone landed, and by looking at how the bar lamina are deformed and how there’s a dent where I marked the white circle I started to guess how uncomfortable this horse was.
Lastly I flipped that hoof capsule and was shocked to find a “scar-like” mark on the inside of the bar.
This leads into a question, does sidebone affect the bars? What are your thoughts?
Denys A.
www.njhoof.com
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