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The Solution Pt4

Solution Pt4
Central Point of Balance, human or horse we all have a point in our bodies in which equal weight is placed both sides.eg:- a seesaw with equal weight placed on both sides. If we look at a pregnant women they lean backwards to off set the extra weight in the womb.

And so to walk we unbalance our self's by tipping this point of balance forwards and then re-balance by placing a limb forwards.eg:- you don't run with your back in the same position as walking do you?

But what happens if the human had long toes?

 Bill

  

 Ben
 

Meet Bill and Ben, not the most artistic but it serves the purpose.

The red dot indicates the center point of balance, and the green line is their point of break over.

Ben's long toe means that to walk forwards, he has to lean further forwards in turn unbalancing himself too far, leading to tripping over and slowing him down.

Bill on the other side only has to lean slightly forwards and will roll off without tripping over himself.

 

 How does this equate to the horse?


Now meet Harry and Horace the horse.

 

Harry like Ben has to throw his weight forwards, by doing this he will lower his head and trip straight over.

(long toes and you trip over)

Horace like Bill only has to lean slightly forward to unbalance himself to walk forwards.

 

Well this all seems quite simple, but if you rim shoe a horse you don't take into account any of the horse's real needs. Yes might be sound now and tomorrow, but if you keep rim shoeing horses, you increase the chances of the horse finally going lame.

  

 

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