Showing posts with label Horses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horses. Show all posts
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, April 07, 2009

Sport Horse Biomechanics DVD Rollout: "If Horses Could Speak"--Would They Scream "Ouch"? German Vet Thinks So.

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by Fran Jurga | 7 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog The trailer for our new "If Horses Could Speak" DVD is in German with...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Video: Update on Blood Test for Thoroughbred Breakdown Risk Markers, Researcher McIlwraith Interviewed

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by Fran Jurga | 20 December 2008 | www.hoofcare.blogspot.com Click on the screen to launch the video. "How's his blood?&...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

"Women and Horses" Expo Includes Hoof Clinic with Ada Gates Patton

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Those were the days: Ada Gates Patton dragged her stalljack, tool box, apron, and a horse from the Metropolitan Opera's production of Ai...
Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Farrier Fundraising Fun: "Hunks and Horses" Calendar Debuts

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Note: regretfully, the photos and links that were originally part of this article back in 2008 are no longer functioning--hopefully the far...
Sunday, January 06, 2008

Conference on Walking Horses and Horse Protection Act Planned for Ohio in April

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"The End of Soring" is the goal of the first Sound Horse Conference to be held in Columbus, Ohio, later this year. The event is se...
Friday, December 28, 2007

Quarter Horse Web Horseshoe Poll, Certification Article Published

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The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has been working with the American Farrier's Association (AFA) lately; the two organizatio...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Why Don't Penguins' (and Horses') Feet Freeze?

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A popular gift book for Christmas is always “Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze?” It’s been at the top of the nonfiction bestseller list in G...
Friday, August 24, 2007

Alleged Tennessee Walking Horse Cruelty Case Charges Farrier As Well As Trainer

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New rules in place at the 69th Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration - which began this week in Shelbyville, Tennessee– offer some si...
Monday, September 04, 2006

Walking Horse Celebration Official Statement

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From the Walking Horse Celebration office: Official Celebration News Release Sunday, September 03, 2006 The decision to ...
Sunday, September 26, 2004

Hoof and Leg Problems Are #1 Priority for Research, According to Indiana Horse Owners

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A recent survey from the Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service showed that horse owners from all segments of the horse industry in that ...
Thursday, September 16, 2004

Dozens of Horses Killed in Indiana Trailer Crash

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Please visit the sites below, if you can handle very graphic images of horses in distress. I will write about this horrific event at some ...