Immediate Effect: Relaxation after being shod with Twin™ Shoes.

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It is good to realize that whenever a horse hoof is on the ground it is in an expanded state (slightly bigger), when it is of the ground it is in a neutral state and when pushing off maximal contraction takes place. So when a horse is shod, the shoe is nailed or glued on in a neutral state (lifted of the ground), that means that as soon as the leg is weightbearing the hoof will expand slightly. For this reason, the horse experiences a tight feeling when shod with a one-piece shoe, like when we are running around in a shoe that is just a hair to small. 

The Twin™ Shoe clearly, brings this problem (created by a one-piece, traditional shoe) to light, as we see a clear relaxation once we move from a one-piece shoe into a two-piece shoe by cutting the shoe through at the toe, at this point we take the tension away that the horse experiences and it shows that by licking, blinking, yawning, rolling with the eyes. So, a Twin shoe is always a perfect fit as it moves with the hoof, this in contrast to a traditional shoe that binds the hoof and gives the horse tight feeling.