A consistent hoof impact simulator

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 257-259

  Walker, Mark J ^a   Kutsch, Raquel ^a   Miller, W W ^a   Cirelli, A L ^a   Donaldson, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; VEGETATION; WATER;

GRAZING; HORSE HOOF REPLICA; MECHANICAL DEVICES; MECHANICAL TRAMPLING DEVICES;

SOILS;

COMPACTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SIMULATOR; TRAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 12944257157     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0257     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Abdel-Magid, A.H., M.J. Trlica, and R.H. Hart. 1987. Soil and vegetation responses to simulated trampling. J. Range Manage. 40:303-306.
2. Back, W., and H. Clayton. 2001. Equine locomotion. Harcourt Publishers Limited, London.
3. Busby, F.E., and G.F. Gifford. 1981. Effects of livestock grazing on infiltration and erosion rates measured on chained and unchained pinyon-juniper sites in southeastern Utah. J. Range Manage. 34:400-405.
4. Dadkhah, M., and G.F. Gifford. 1980. Influence of vegetation, rock cover, and trampling on infiltration rates and sediment production. Water Resour. Bull. 16:979-986.
5. Hood, D.M., J.F. Hunter, W.D. Beltz, B.E. Taylor, A.S. Beckham, and J.R. Pierce. 1994. Digital loading patterns in the normal standing horse. p. 37-38. In Proc. from the Twelfth Meeting of the Association for Equine Sports Medicine. 13-16 Mar. 1993. Veterinary Practice Publications, Santa Barbara, CA.
6. Jones, W.E. 1989. Locomotion. p. 149-187. In Equine sports medicine. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, PA.
7. Kutsch, R. 2003. Hydrologic responses to simulated small ranch conditions of horse grazing/trampling and flood irrigation. M.S. Thesis, Dep. of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno.
8. Packer, P.E. 1953. Effects of trampling disturbance on watershed condition, runoff, and erosion. J. Forestry 51:28-31.
9. Sigafoos, R. 1989. Obtaining an accurate hoof mold: A simple impression technique. American Farriers J March/April:18-21.