The effect of orthopaedic shoeing on the force exerted by the deep digital flexor tendon on the navicular bone in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-30

  Willemen, M A ^a   Savelberg, H H C M ^a   Barneveld, A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Egg bar shoes; Heel wedges; Hoof; Horse; Kinematic; Kinetic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HORSE; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOE; TARSAL BONE; TENDON; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAIT; HORSES; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SHOES; TARSAL BONES; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032611670     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03787.x     Document Type: Article

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