A scientific research study, “Can the hoof be shod without limiting the heel movement? A comparative study between barefoot, shoeing with conventional shoes and a split-toe shoe” was done at the University of Ghent, Belgium.

 

Results of this research were published in The Veterinary Journal, Volume 246, April 2019 and a.o. presented at the at the International Hoof Care Summit (Cincinnati, January 2020).