Published as a 'viewpoint' article in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, July 2004, P266.
Volume 24, Number 7, and again produced with the kind permission of Dr. Robert Cook.
"All really new ideas," said Alfred North Whitehead, "have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first proposed. Similarly, warns an old medical adage, "The nonsense of today are the reason of tomorrow." I hope that Dr. Steve Hicks (JEVS, p 98, live March 2004) is long enough to experience tomorrow and find a trace of regret that it has not seen it coming. The number of horses barhüfigen increases, because these horses enlightening movement will vanish.
A veterinarian should not be surprised to hear that when horses are not imprisoned 23 of 24 hours and if their feet are not permanently fixed to iron, some serious, widespread and previously intractable problems can be resolved. A vet that is committed to the welfare of horses should welcome such good news.
While my support for what he regarded as nonsense called, forgot Dr. Hicks, that when playing a witness
When attacking from my support for which he was described as nonsense, Dr. Hicks failed to realize that while playing a witness to the validity of Dr. Strasser's research, I'm only just the messenger. Dr. Hicks wish not to hear this news.
Instead, he decides to destroy a cross-examined as enterprising lawyer who is faced with defending a completely untenable case, and my credibility as a witness.
But even if he is successful with it, is not that the sound of freedom Hooves, which will become ever more intrusive stop.
The barefoot movement has already gained enough momentum to be increasing more and more, thanks to a worldwide courageous vet in Germany and the mass of firm owners.
very fact that the Strasser method is successful in rehabilitating horses with navicular syndrome and laminitis, two hitherto notoriously intractable problems, is proved by their principles.
However, I am aware that many vets share, even the majority, at present the opinion of Dr. Hicks, that today's horse can not work without horseshoes. But an opinion that says that something is possible, carries no weight when there is evidence that it has already been done.
Dr. Hicks can find out for himself when he visits www.thehorseshoof.com or other websites. For those who are not like the man who says, "you harassing my opinion does not already assembled with facts", I would recommend reading the facts. For several years barhüfige horses have worked remarkably well in disciplines such as 100-mile endurance race. This is a fact that is as simple as plain as day.
James Lovelock thought that it requires about 40 years, so a great scientific idea is accepted. Dr. Strasser hat ihre Ideen über die Pferdefüße in den letzten 20 Jahren entwickelt. Danke für die Veröffentlichung ihrer ersten beiden Bücher vor 6 Jahren, ein wesentlicher Teil von wahrnehmenden Pferdebesitzern haben bereits die Hufe ihrer Pferde befreit und ihr Management verbessert.
Es könnte vielleicht noch weitere 30 Jahre dauern damit die Mehrheit der Pferdebesitzer dem Beispiel folgt, so wird die jetzige Generation der Tierärzte nicht sofort von dem Thema der Hufpflege ausgegrenzt.
Aber ihre weitere Ausbildung sollte nicht verzögert werden. Ein Tierarzt der sagt, dass ein barhüfiges Pferd nicht arbeiten kann ist genauso wie ein Ingenieur, der sagt dass eine Hummel nicht fliegen kann.
W. Robert Cook, FRCVS, PhD.
Professor der Surgery Emeritus
Tufts University, School der Veterinary MedicineHorseshoes Totally Indefensible
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