Author:
Thomason JJ,Bignell WW,Batiste D,Sears W
Abstract
AbstractThe purpose of this work is to investigate the effects of body mass (BM), velocity (V), and hoof shape on compressive surface strains in the wall of the front hoof at the trot. Toe angle (TA), heel angle (HA), toe length (TL), medial and lateral wall length (MWL, LWL) and BM were measured for nine adult, unshod Standardbreds. Five rosette gauges were glued around the circumference of the left forehoof of each animal which was then trotted on a treadmill at a set range of velocities from 3.5 to 7.5 m s−1. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of principal compressive strainsɛ2at midstance identified that all primary variables (BM,V, TA, HA, etc.) had a significant effect as did the interactions of TA×HA and BM×TA. These significant variables explained over 96% of the variation inɛ2. Multiple regression ofɛ2on these variables gave equations which accurately predictedɛ2within 3%, but the individual coefficients did not accurately describe how each variable affectedɛ2. Further tests using bivariate regression gave equations that enabledɛ2data to be standardized for BM andVat the gauge locations used here. Strainɛ2increased linearly with mass and curvilinearly with velocity (ɛ2∝V+V2), and both caused redistribution of strain to the dorsum and lateral quarter. Variation in each shape variable caused redistribution rather than simple increase or decrease in strains. The primary conclusion with regard to hoof shape is that the effects of change in any one measurement on strain magnitudes are affected by the values of all other measurements. Resolving the interplay among measurements in their effects onɛ2will need a considerably larger sample size than that used here.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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