Restricting Foot Slide Causes P1 Fractures:Study finds surfaces and traction devices present a higher injury risk

摘要

When altering horses' traction, farriers are applying lessons that they learned when they were but knee-high to a grasshopper. It's called the Goldilocks principle.Applying too little traction causes the horse to slip too much, thus risking serious injury. Too much traction severely alters the horse's naturalgrip, which also heightens the possibility of serious injury. That makes finding traction that's "just right" so critical for thehealth and performance of the horse. When the effects of the principle are observed — too little traction vs. too much traction — you are witnessing the Goldilocks effect.