Showing posts with label Hoofcare and Lameness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoofcare and Lameness. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2022

Badminton Farriers Prize 2022: In Search of the Best Shod Horse

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Badminton Farriers Prize 2022: Jim Blurton breaks records The Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, is one of only seven fiv...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Olympic (Laminitic) Hoof: Dressage horse diagnosed with laminitis before competition begins

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A dressage horse representing South Africa has been withdrawn from the Olympics after developing laminitis at the Olympic Equestrian Center ...
Monday, January 04, 2021

For Auld Lang Syne: New York's forgotten landmarks of hoof history

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I have always wanted to organize a tour of New York City for horse and hoof history, but this might be as close as I can come until life g...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

Vet/author/editor/researcher Tim Mair brings a wide range of expertise to new post as BEVA President

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The British Equine Veterinary Association welcomed a new president during the recent BEVA 2019 Congress in Birmingham, England.
Friday, March 08, 2019

Dual Surveys Compare Veterinarian and Horse Owner Priorities for Equine Research

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Colic (gastrointestinal diseases) is considered by both equine veterinarians and horse owners as the most important equine health care p...

Women's History Month: Saluting nameless women farriers from the past

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The oldest image in the Hoofcare and Lameness archives is this engraving from France. The title at the bottom translates roughly to: &q...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

Reg Pascoe, Australia's Legendary Equine Veterinarian, Has Died

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In Australia, and almost any part of the world where horses are raised or raced or bred, you could be forgiven for thinking that there&#...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

HoofMarks: The unfinished story of a maharaja's hoof-themed jockey scale

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Image  ©SujithPhotography - Sujith Nair Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, horseracing was as full of beauty and tradition and ar...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Hoofcare Holocaust History: Jan Liwacz, the Blacksmith of Auschwitz, and the Smell of Burning Hooves

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"Work will make you free" promises the sign above the gate at the entrance of Auschwitz in Poland, the site of one of the worst...
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...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Australian Equine Laminitis Research Veterinarian Andrew van Eps Joins Penn Vet New Bolton Center

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Australian laminitis researcher Andrew van Eps, BVSc,  PhD, MACVSc,  DACVIM is  moving to America. Dr. van Eps is noted for his contrib...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Hoofmarks in Aleppo: Will the citadel's ancient inverted horseshoe curse save it again?

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Heels up or heels down in Aleppo, Syria tonight? These might have been the oldest and most historic horseshoes on earth. All but one of th...
Thursday, December 08, 2016

Research: Hoof Conformation and Flat Feet in New Zealand Thoroughbred Racehorses

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In a previous article, the Hoof Blog described a study conducted in New Zealand to survey the way sport horses in that country are shod,...

Research: Farriery and Hoof Care Data Collected for Dressage, Showjumping Sport Horses in New Zealand

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Not too long ago, a sport horse at an international show could trot by and you could tell what nation he was from by the way he was shod...
Monday, October 24, 2016

Career Opportunity: New Arizona Equine Podiatry Center Seeks Farrier

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Arizona Equine Medical & Surgical Centre seeks an American Farrier's Association certified JOURNEYMAN FARRIER  (or equivalent q...

Evidence-Based Farriery: Plan to Attend Myhre Equine Clinic's 29th Annual Farrier/Veterinarian Conference with Dr. Andy Parks

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It's that time of year: let's all drive to New Hampshire and enjoy the 29th Annual Myhre Equine Clinic Farrier/Veterinarian ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Farrier Product Distribution is now an American Farrier’s Association Educational Communications Partner

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Farrier Product Distribution (FPD) has become the latest company to join forces with the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) as an e...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center Appoints Scott Lampert New Product Development Manager

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Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center (DMHC) has announced that Minnesota farrier Scott Lampert has joined the company as Product Development M...
Saturday, October 08, 2016

Arabian Show Horse Shoeing Rule Changes Proposed: Toe length increases, pad limit and measurement may be imposed

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This Half-Arabian show horse is shod in a way that would not be legal under proposed rule changes. The length of toe, shoe measureme...
Monday, October 03, 2016

American Horse Council Statement on Nonspecific Language in USDA Horse Protection Act Amendment

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For the past few months, the US Department of Agriculture has been hosting "listening sessions" around the country and gatherin...