Showing posts with label Curtis Burns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Curtis Burns. Show all posts
Thursday, July 29, 2021

The Olympic Hoof: Therapeutic plastic horseshoes helped two US dressage silver medal horses in Tokyo

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Horseshoes, like Olympic medals, can be made from different metals. But this week in Tokyo, the world saw that they can also be made of plas...
Thursday, February 04, 2021

UC Davis Heumphreus equine foot lecture will be a free online event with focus on farriery, surfaces, foot imaging

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Shoeing under the microscope: Much ado about Justify's shoe as the Preakness looms

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It should be part of the winner's circle ceremony. If you win the Kentucky Derby, they award you three things: First, a blanket ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Thinking Outside the Flip Flop Box: Florida Farriers Find Flex-Step Free-Heel Hoof Pad Aids Problems in Sport, Racehorse Feet

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Far from the racetrack, a warmblood show horse sports the new high-tech Flex Step free-heel pad. The shoe is cut to the widest part of the...
Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Polyflex Horseshoes Hosts Informational Farrier Session with VEPG Chair Mark Silverman at Palm Beach Farrier Supply

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On Saturday, January 31, Polyflex Horseshoes hosted an informational session for farriers with Mark Silverman, MS, DVM, owner of Sport Ho...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

3D Printing in the Forge and Clinic: Hoof Anatomy Models, Veterinary Applications, and Horseshoes

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3D printing in the horseshoe world probably was done first in some high-tech factory in Asia, but let's give some credit to Curtis Bur...
Friday, May 03, 2013

Behind the Scenes at the FEI World Cup Finals with Swedish Farrier Bjorn Berg

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You're a long way from home when you go to the Gothenburg Horse Show in Sweden . The huge Swedish spring horse show hosted both the d...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Rachel and Kensei: Footwear of the Fleet and Famous during Travers Week at Saratoga

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by Fran Jurga | 24 August 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog With legs like these, you can understand why champion racehorse Rachel Alexan...
Saturday, August 25, 2007

Work and Play for Noted Veterinarian During Saratoga Visit

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Linda and Dr. Frank Gravlee say hello to Rags to Riches at Todd Pletcher's barn. Note the strategically placed hay that prevents me fro...
Saturday, September 16, 2006

Shoes for Thought: Burns Polyflex Synthetic Glue-on Prototypes Put to the Test at Major Racetracks

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The new Burns Polyflex shoe is made of polyurethane with a wire core (Fran Jurga © photo) Have you seen one of these before? Probably no...