>>> Using anything to stengthen your horse is out of line? Say whenI was in Track I used weights to even my mucles and ther fore be a better runner and in better shape, we as huimans use wights and movement to improvr our bodies and competitive sports, If what you say is true, all all atheltes should stop doing that.
I'm not sure what you're referring too, but if you're talking about shoes on horses, it doesn't work that way. The anatomy of a horse is quite different from a human - did you see the articles Judy posted recently? (I believe "distal limb" was in the subject line.) A horse has no muscles below his knee, so weights (weighted shoes, pads, bell boots, action devices, whatever) don't build muscle - simply put, they stress tendons and ligaments. The horse's "foot" as we know it (the hoof) is actually comparable to a single toe on a human. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.10/1160 - Release Date: 11/29/2007 8:32 PM
