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Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

UK farrier and barefoot hoof specialist with 40+ years of experience; podcast guest on The Humble Hoof discussing equine laminitis and hoof rehabilitation.

Jul 24, 2026

36:16
It will come through it, it will load, and then it will roll through its toe and take off again, okay? In these situations where it's claimed that the, the more elongated toe has made the horse far more comfortable than anything else ever has-
36:29
has-What's actually happening here? Because when the horse comes in, one is assuming, because like I said, I don't have definitive footage of this.
36:40
It's very hard for me to be able to, to get it.
36:43
But if the foot comes in and lands flat, which it's probably going to do, the horse begins to move forward with the opposing limb, and as it's moving forward with the opposing limb, which is in the air, the cannon bone of the weight-bearing limb begins to move forward across the top of the hoof capsule.
37:02
Okay, now in a healthy horse, the, as the stride progresses, the pasterns become engaged.
37:10
The pasterns will uniformly move forwards and above the pedal bone, and they will begin to load at the front aspect of the pedal joint prior to break over.
37:22
Okay? Now, at that point, there is quite a lot of load coming on to that hoof capsule.

36 MINS LATER

73:03
Yeah.

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