Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares
It is important to understand the effects of hoof trimming on hoof and limb conformation to maximize its benefits on the health of the appendicular skeleton of horses, thus promoting improvements in athletic performance and sporting longevity with regard to athletic horses. There is little informati...
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| author | Marina Lansarini Antonioli Paulo Aléscio Canola Júlia Ribeiro Garcia de Carvalho Mayara Gonçalves Fonseca Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz |
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| description | It is important to understand the effects of hoof trimming on hoof and limb conformation to maximize its benefits on the health of the appendicular skeleton of horses, thus promoting improvements in athletic performance and sporting longevity with regard to athletic horses. There is little information on possible changes in the angulation of the thoracic limb joints after hoof trimming and correlations between the angulation of the thoracic limb joints with hoof measurements. To that purpose, nineteen Mangalarga mares received routine hoof trimming. Visual recordings (photographs) were taken before and after the procedure. Differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) were found in hoof length, toe angle, heel angle, medial heel height, and metacarpophalangeal angle. Before trimming, correlations were found between frog length and scapulohumeral angle (SH) (<i>r</i> = −0.457; <i>p</i> = 0.049), and between toe length and shoulder-ground angle (SG) (<i>r</i> = −0.553; <i>p</i> = 0.049). A correlation was also seen between the distance from the frog to the lateral wall and the SH angle (<i>r</i> = 0.690; <i>p</i> = 0.001). After trimming, there was a correlation between humeroradial (HR) and SH joint angles (<i>r</i> = 0.669; <i>p</i> = 0.002), and the SG and SH angles (<i>r</i> = 0.488; <i>p</i> = 0.034). This study showed an immediate effect of trimming on the toe angle and heel angle and on the metacarpophalangeal joint angle, in addition to correlations between the hoof and proximal joint angles, following trimming, thus evidencing the relevance of trimming not only in hoof morphology, but also in the conformation of the appendicular skeleton of horses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f109845b410f4ef0b523772afc787df82023-11-18T22:33:45ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-08-011315249010.3390/ani13152490Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga MaresMarina Lansarini Antonioli0Paulo Aléscio Canola1Júlia Ribeiro Garcia de Carvalho2Mayara Gonçalves Fonseca3Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz4SCIEN—Large Animal Surgery Lab, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, BrazilSCIEN—Large Animal Surgery Lab, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, BrazilIt is important to understand the effects of hoof trimming on hoof and limb conformation to maximize its benefits on the health of the appendicular skeleton of horses, thus promoting improvements in athletic performance and sporting longevity with regard to athletic horses. There is little information on possible changes in the angulation of the thoracic limb joints after hoof trimming and correlations between the angulation of the thoracic limb joints with hoof measurements. To that purpose, nineteen Mangalarga mares received routine hoof trimming. Visual recordings (photographs) were taken before and after the procedure. Differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) were found in hoof length, toe angle, heel angle, medial heel height, and metacarpophalangeal angle. Before trimming, correlations were found between frog length and scapulohumeral angle (SH) (<i>r</i> = −0.457; <i>p</i> = 0.049), and between toe length and shoulder-ground angle (SG) (<i>r</i> = −0.553; <i>p</i> = 0.049). A correlation was also seen between the distance from the frog to the lateral wall and the SH angle (<i>r</i> = 0.690; <i>p</i> = 0.001). After trimming, there was a correlation between humeroradial (HR) and SH joint angles (<i>r</i> = 0.669; <i>p</i> = 0.002), and the SG and SH angles (<i>r</i> = 0.488; <i>p</i> = 0.034). This study showed an immediate effect of trimming on the toe angle and heel angle and on the metacarpophalangeal joint angle, in addition to correlations between the hoof and proximal joint angles, following trimming, thus evidencing the relevance of trimming not only in hoof morphology, but also in the conformation of the appendicular skeleton of horses.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/15/2490equinehooftrimmingjoint anglesphotographs |
| spellingShingle | Marina Lansarini Antonioli Paulo Aléscio Canola Júlia Ribeiro Garcia de Carvalho Mayara Gonçalves Fonseca Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares Animals equine hoof trimming joint angles photographs |
| title | Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares |
| title_full | Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares |
| title_fullStr | Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares |
| title_short | Immediate Effect of Hoof Trimming on Hoof and Thoracic Joint Angles in Mangalarga Mares |
| title_sort | immediate effect of hoof trimming on hoof and thoracic joint angles in mangalarga mares |
| topic | equine hoof trimming joint angles photographs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/15/2490 |
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