Showing posts with label Jockey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jockey. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2012

Laminitis Research Highlights Grayson Jockey Club Foundation's Research Lists for 2012

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The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today that the charitable organization will fund 16 projects in 2012, totaling $84...
Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Racetrack Horseshoer's Survey Launched by Grayson Jockey Club's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

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The Shoeing and Hoof Care Committee of the Grayson Jockey Club Foundation's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit has compiled an...
Friday, November 19, 2010

¿Habla usted del casco? Grayson-Jockey Club DVD on Thoroughbred Hooves Now Available in Spanish

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The DVD is one segment of the Shoeing and Hoof Care Committee's efforts to study and improve the safety for racehorses through hoof-re...
Friday, November 05, 2010

Breeders Cup Humor: Pitfalls of Interviewing Irish Jockeys in the Winners Circle

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If you're ever been to the races in Britain or Ireland, especially National Hunt races, you know that the interview with the winning jo...
Thursday, September 09, 2010

Poetry in Motion: The Japan Racing Association Captures the Simple Beauty of a Galloping Racehorse...in a Commercial

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I think if I could just keep this YouTube video on a continuous loop and keep watching it, I'd have no problems keeping stress at bay....
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Safe and Sound: All Eyes on Keeneland for Tomorrow's Grayson-Jockey Club Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

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Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital's Dr Larry Bramlage will be a key speaker at this week's third Grayson-Jockey Club Welfare and Safe...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Racehorse Deaths in USA Continue to Exceed UK and Australia; Did Banning Toe Grabs Have Any Effect?

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24 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com A racehorse gallops on the artificial surface at California's Del Mar racet...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Rethinking Toe Grabs? Model Rule Adjustment Recommended to Allow 4mm Grabs on Dirt Racetracks

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(Statement from The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee issued 22 July 2009) "After discussions with industry participants and a...
Monday, June 29, 2009

Grayson Jockey Club Summit's DVD "The Hoof: Inside and Out" Ready for Free Downloading

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(Continuing Education Announcement) Welfare and Safety Summit Committee Releases Free Educational DVD on Hoof Care The We...
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute Donates $10,000 for Racehorse Injury Research

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(based on a press release) The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today that the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute , an equin...
Sunday, December 28, 2008

Choose Your Racing Shoes: Last Days to Wear Toe Grabs Before 2009 Rule Changes!

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by Fran Jurga | 28 December 2008 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Observations and filming of horses on different surfaces and wearing diff...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Jockey Club Calls for Ban of All Traction Devices on Front Shoes of Racehorses

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A press release from the Jockey Club yesterday calls for immediate action to change front shoe regulations of racehorses immediately. The ed...
Sunday, March 09, 2008

UPenn Laminitis Research Project Hopes to Clarify the Mechanism of Developmental Laminitis

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Dr. Hannah Galantino-Homer, senior research investigator of the newly created laminitis research initiative at the University of Pennsylvani...