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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
I have yet to see one of these studies and until I do I remain skeptical about their claims. I know a few real horseman that not only like toegrabs but regularly use mud caulks even on dry tracks. 2 guys you may have heard of. Jerkens and Zito.
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it's not whether people like to use them or not, it's whether they should. no doubt horsemen who use them like them.
the article i read most recently showed the angle of a horses foot with and without toe grabs and the subsequent effects on his foot as well as his leg. talked about incidents of injury and such. i also know that woodbine banned them, and then allowed them back up to a certain size due to their problems with the poly last winter. seems a controversial issue--but then what isn't on the track these days?