tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.comments2023-07-03T11:31:43.687-04:00Fran Jurga`s Hoofcare + LamenessFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comBlogger1700125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-16465497853123719632020-08-27T17:02:00.774-04:002020-08-27T17:02:00.774-04:00Hi, it's hard to say; you'd need to have i...Hi, it's hard to say; you'd need to have it validated by Bob Baffert and Wes Champagne, I would think, and then the value would be based on what it would bring at auction, and so it would depend on who was auctioning it (i.e. auction house like Sotheby's or a charity auction like the Grayson Foundation) and how much publicity was put into attracting people who would bid a lot. <br /><Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-68155656800181987792020-08-27T12:27:52.561-04:002020-08-27T12:27:52.561-04:00Hi I have one of the shoes american pharoan wore i...Hi I have one of the shoes american pharoan wore in the 2015 triple crown how much is it worthAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832754108968143091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-454590996807748042020-05-16T17:53:57.084-04:002020-05-16T17:53:57.084-04:00Hi Fran, I came across your blog searching for inf...Hi Fran, I came across your blog searching for information on Robert F. In going through my mom and dad storage I found a picture within a horse shoe signed by him and was looking for information as it is dated 1915. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710427350425491806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-73273550483423866432020-05-12T16:26:09.454-04:002020-05-12T16:26:09.454-04:00Georgie Bonds, Jr attended the Eastern School of F...Georgie Bonds, Jr attended the Eastern School of Farriery and was taught by <br />Danny. He is very sorry to hear of the loss of this great man. He would <br />like to get in touch with Lorenzo Hughes who lived and worked in Danville. <br />If anyone knows of his whereabouts, please contact us. Thank you and God <br />Bless.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Gina Burnett | gina.burnett2@verizon.netGeorgie Bonds, Jrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-66637528863929311852020-05-06T15:51:56.917-04:002020-05-06T15:51:56.917-04:00Hello Fran,
I just came across your Blog while cru...Hello Fran,<br />I just came across your Blog while cruising the net for articles about my <br />artwork. I am so pleased to read your analysis and interpretation of the <br />Mesohippus Mirabilis. I regret that I had to close the museum last year <br />but after my wife, Gail, passed away in 2016, I eventually came to the hard <br />realization that a Museum of Paleo-Osteological InterpretationMichael Bahlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-87494361454547937182020-04-30T14:24:09.989-04:002020-04-30T14:24:09.989-04:00Thank you for identifying a typo in the article, J...Thank you for identifying a typo in the article, John! Of course they are frost nails, not front nails. (I never said I could type!)<br />Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-44603637159206418122020-04-30T13:14:37.421-04:002020-04-30T13:14:37.421-04:00In the United Kingdom and some other countries, a ...In the United Kingdom and some other countries, a more high-tech generation of old-fashioned "front nails" is commonly used to give horses traction on slippery pavement, throughout the year. “front nails” is a term I have never heard of. I have heard of “frost nails” are “front nails” similar. <br />John Hayes AWCF John Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667891082612316505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-284825936349198872020-04-29T12:20:24.996-04:002020-04-29T12:20:24.996-04:00Thanks, Joan. I feel just like you do!
I had alw...Thanks, Joan. I feel just like you do! <br /><br />I had always seen memorabilia and references mentioning Dan Patch, but I tended to think of him like a fictional Disney horse. The publication of the book "Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America" by Charles Leerhsen (former editor at Sports Illustrated) changed all that. <br /><br />I believe he *was* Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-65117416133226267532020-04-29T11:20:31.484-04:002020-04-29T11:20:31.484-04:00What a great story. Thanks so much for posting. I ...What a great story. Thanks so much for posting. I had heard of this great horse, but didn't really know the facts of his corrective shoeing. I feel like I've gained something by learning his story.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170074546243405156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-59967380728906562020-01-28T12:46:15.364-05:002020-01-28T12:46:15.364-05:00Thank you very much for this. It reminds me of a s...Thank you very much for this. It reminds me of a similar story. Several years ago our local association Nortwest Blacksmith Association (NWBA) hosted blacksmith Freddie Habermann for a clinic/demo. He was from communist controlled eastern Europe (Czechoslovakia?). They closely controlled all he forged and he once forged a railing showing joinery that they didn't realize represented the hands Barry Ricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-41264201826219263612019-12-04T17:22:58.079-05:002019-12-04T17:22:58.079-05:00agreed.
agreed.<br />enwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257647135467532762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-1728544103415388602019-12-03T16:08:16.077-05:002019-12-03T16:08:16.077-05:00Thank you for a GREAT ARTICLE.
If people would t...Thank you for a GREAT ARTICLE. <br /><br />If people would take their time to educate themselves before having bias opinion of cruelty to such horses, they would realize all the propaganda the HSUS and PETA push down their throat just to make a dollar off of them. <br /><br />Thank you for this amazing article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-25164431227790782472019-11-27T17:33:25.396-05:002019-11-27T17:33:25.396-05:00I agree, Philip. He made us all think! I miss him....I agree, Philip. He made us all think! I miss him.Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-52380272343965466152019-11-27T17:20:06.565-05:002019-11-27T17:20:06.565-05:00This genius of a man on horses has been such an in...This genius of a man on horses has been such an influence on all good horsemen and women.<br />He is so missed.<br />His books on interval training are a must.<br /><br />Philip o connorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770365145377895002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-38686613622865988882019-10-18T01:08:57.788-04:002019-10-18T01:08:57.788-04:00I am a graduate from Eastern Farrier School summer...I am a graduate from Eastern Farrier School summer of 1985. Had the pleasure of getting taught by all the Wards especially Smokey Ward and will never forget to this day. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411790203434227673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-13217279629096385582019-08-02T14:18:17.251-04:002019-08-02T14:18:17.251-04:00This is a great post except for this statement: &q...This is a great post except for this statement: "Without the combined mechanics of wedged distal limb joint angles and the weight of the stacks, the running walk gait would be impossible for a show horse to perform." The running walk can be performed perfectly well even on a barefoot horse with a proper trim, and that includes barefoot show horses (I have been riding keg shod and SHAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912750797768205596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-9948224090762244212019-08-01T19:28:24.631-04:002019-08-01T19:28:24.631-04:00This is absolute crap, of course they are in pain!...This is absolute crap, of course they are in pain! The people who do this sort of thing should have the same thing done to their feet and some other parts I can think of. It is horrible and cruel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-44826026671392555862019-06-18T23:17:35.453-04:002019-06-18T23:17:35.453-04:00That's a lovely tribute to Danny, Mark.That's a lovely tribute to Danny, Mark.Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-91712554582202703922019-06-17T08:46:26.348-04:002019-06-17T08:46:26.348-04:00Danny was a friend Because of him I knew I could s...Danny was a friend Because of him I knew I could start our school in public adjusting and show the Good Will he gave to all his students especially me I still work the forge but his smile laughter and wisdom helped make me and the millions lives I helped change Love You Danny. <br /><br />Mark HouserMark Houserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615376825777216339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-4314352272727194672019-06-06T13:32:54.142-04:002019-06-06T13:32:54.142-04:00����as always����as alwaysBarry Ricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-66514933554003643662019-04-25T12:21:03.864-04:002019-04-25T12:21:03.864-04:00It was a personal decision, and the board opted no...It was a personal decision, and the board opted not to continue. The Foundation was in excellent financial health, funded a final project for Professor Pollitt, and will be donating remaining funds to the University of Missouri vet school for laminitis research, as stated in the article.<br />Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-36983598523780144992019-04-25T11:32:42.677-04:002019-04-25T11:32:42.677-04:00Thank you Fran ... Why did the charity close?Thank you Fran ... Why did the charity close?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434168161519336388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-18970635877767026982019-04-23T09:26:58.162-04:002019-04-23T09:26:58.162-04:00I'd say that you should be working on getting ...I'd say that you should be working on getting rid of the rats. I doubt there's much that you could paint on that would deter rats while not contaminating the bedding. Can you figure out how they're getting in and block the entract? A good barn cat is worth its weight in gold!Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-76476173069499624522019-04-23T08:57:29.577-04:002019-04-23T08:57:29.577-04:00That comment was from Linda That comment was from Linda linda and francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336211520570346254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-75242315270222690072019-04-23T08:57:03.847-04:002019-04-23T08:57:03.847-04:00Hi I've had my pony for 16 years and no probl...Hi I've had my pony for 16 years and no problems with rats enjoying his frogs or coroner bands until now when the rats can't seem to leave his feet alone. He sleeps with all four legs out so all four feet available for chewing Any ideas on detergents. I wondered about cornucresent or purple spray. Any better ideas please.linda and francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336211520570346254noreply@blogger.com