Showing posts with label McKinlay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McKinlay. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

New DVD Announcement: "From the Ground Up" Hosted by Ian McKinlay, with Trainers from All Sports, Is Big Brown's Legacy

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by Fran Jurga | 20 May 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog This brief trailer is a promotion for the two-disc 3.5 hour "From the Groun...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Quality Road: Another Quarter Crack in the Road to the Derby

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Tell me it isn't true: just when you thought it was safe to make him the favorite without an asterisk, t op Kentucky Derby contender Qu...
Friday, April 10, 2009

Video: Ian McKinlay's Quarter Crack Patch Drainage System

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by Fran Jurga | 9 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog As promised, here's "film at eleven", just like on the evening n...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Ian McKinlay: Quality Road's Hoof Is Patched and Ready to Go

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by Fran Jurga | 8 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Hoof repair specialist Ian McKinlay checked in this morning to let Hoof Blog ...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Ontario Farriers Association 2009 Convention to Feature Ian McKinlay and Dr. Jeff Thomason

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by Fran Jurga | 30 January 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Ian McKinlay spoke at a Hoofcare@Saratoga event at the National Museum of Racin...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Slide Show: AAEP Convention's Farrier Conference Reception

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Please click to launch the automatic slide show. The Farrier Conference at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention in Sa...
Thursday, October 02, 2008

New Extreme Hoof Makeover Video: Ian McKinlay and Conny Svensson Combine Glue, Nails, Adhesive and New Shoe Designs for 11th Hour Pre-Race Hoofcare

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In July, a Standardbred named Before He Cheats needed major hoof renovations before he could race in a big stakes at The Meadowlands. Harnes...
Sunday, August 31, 2008

Thoroughbreds with Crushed Heels: Ian McKinlay's Latest Video Offers Advice

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Hoof repair specialist Ian McKinlay, known for his literal "stop-gap" expertise for keeping racehorses like Big Brown running in s...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Hoofcare@Saratoga: Double Session with Big Brown's Ian McKinlay on August 12

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New Jersey comes to Saratoga: Conny Svensson, left, is a Swedish horseshoer specializing in Standardbreds at the Meadowlands; among his famo...
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Big Relief: Big Brown Wins Haskell Invitational at Monmouth, Shoes Still Glued

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I guess he can hold his head high again. Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner (and Belmont also-ran) Big Brown returned to form this afterno...
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

ESPN, CBS Hoof It with the Hoof Pros at New York's Belmont Park

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ESPN spent a morning with Tim Shortell at Belmont Park this week. Tim, a horseshoer on the New York tracks, explained the difference between...
Monday, June 02, 2008

Event Wrapup: UPenn Technical Horseshoeing Symposium at New Bolton Center

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2008 speakers at the University of Pennsylvania's Technical Horseshoeing Conference: (left to right) Course organizer and UPenn resident...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Triple Crown "Crack"down: Update from Ian McKinlay on Big Brown's Latest Hoof Malady

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This device from Holland was marketed in Europe for stabilizing quarter cracks on Standardbreds. This photo shows clearly what a typical qua...
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Big Brown Really Does Have a Quarter Crack This Time

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According to Ian McKinlay on Sunday night, this horse's crack would be similar to the one that Big Brown has. It's 12 days to the de...

Quarter Crack Repair: What Lies Ahead for Big Brown?

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This video by Ian McKinlay explain the steps he goes through to "patch" a quarter crack so a horse can continue to train and race....

UPenn Technical Horseshoeing Symposium at New Bolton Center Announcement: Late Registration Opportunity

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The forge at the University of Pennsylvania was originally in downtown Philadelphia and was one of the first buildings constructed on the ca...
Friday, May 16, 2008

Big Brown's Big Switch: New Shoes, New Heels for Tomorrow's Preakness

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This morning, I stumbled out onto the lawn and grabbed the paper before the sea gulls could target it (or me). Once inside, I propped the pa...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Derby Update: Video of Thoroughbred Wall Separation, Shoe Procedure

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Ok, racing fans! Things are coming together now! Unless this video crashes the blog once and for all, here is a complete video showing Ian M...
Monday, April 21, 2008

Big Brown's Glued Hooves Featured in Today's New York Times

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Get a good look at the feet of Kentucky Derby favorite Big Brown. The horse has wall separations in the medial heels of both front feet and ...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Kentucky Derby Hoof Tech: Calculated Hoof Repair for Heel-Quarter Blow-Outs in Racehorses

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Last week we showed you Ian McKinlay's video clip of a quarter crack, and tried to paraphrase Ian's description of the various types...