The ACR Open Heart Bar Shoeprovides excellent support for the frog by spreading pressures and loadings at the back of the hoof.
Its nail holes from just after the toe to the heels allows a wide choice of nails positioning during nailing.
The tight heel bend allows for the laminitic foot's typical shape and facilitates application; the thinner heart allows to adjust the angle according to frog's height. Its application may be accompanied by resin on the rear partof the foot.
Its lateral rolling (from just after the toe to the mid quarters) and its open toe, seriouslyminimized pressures and extension's stress of the deep flexor tendon.
- Wide heart surface and thinner all the length long
- Rolling motion from the quarters to the open toe
- Thickness 12mm.
- Eases breakover
- Reduces tension on the deep digital flexor tendon (distal interphalangeal joint flexion)
- Acute or chronic laminitis
- Hoof cracks or infection
- Tendinitis of the deep digital flexor tendon
