Tekscan Pressure Monitor (USA)
About: Tekscan’s Hoof pressure sensing system is used to collect pressure data for the analysis, interpretation, and treatment of equine gait and ambulatory function. At the New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania Patrick Reilly (Chief of Farrier Services) is using Pressure Mapping for Equine Hoof Assessment: “The in-shoe system has the potential to answer numerous questions for the farriers, veterinarians and horse owners. We have never had the ability to produce this type of solar force data from horses competing in their normal working environment. I am extremely excited to incorporate this Tekscan system into future research of PennVet’s Applied Polymer Research Laboratory”. The sensor is thin enough to fit between the hoof and the shoe, yet strong enough to endure testing in the field.