Showing posts with label Polyflex. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polyflex. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Shoeing for the Roses: Girvin's Kentucky Derby Quarter Crack and New Horseshoe Details

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Photos and text © Fran Jurga and Dr. Raul Bras Note: This story was updated to reflect the latest changes made on May 3. Th...
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...
Saturday, November 01, 2014

Breeders Cup Classic: Will It Be a Battle of the Specialist Horseshoes?

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Will it be 3/4 shoes by a head? Nailed on glue-ons by three lengths? Or tabbed glue-on shoes in an exciting photo finish?
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...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Travers: Shackleford Sticks with Glue-on Shoes for Summer's Biggest Thoroughbred Race; Horseshoe Technology Exciting Area of Track Safety, Health Innovation

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The feet of a survivor: Shackleford ran in all three Triple Crown races in 2011, and provided some exciting memories. He won the Preakness...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Shackleford's Preakness is First Triple Crown Win for Synthetic Horseshoes; Dewey-Walters Shoeing Team Claims Two-Thirds of Crown, Going for Triple

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Jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon had so many reasons to smile as Shackleford lunged across the finish line of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Springs in the Bluegrass; Fine-tuning a Thoroughbred Yearling's Hooves 30 Days Before the Sale

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A funny thing happened on the way to the airport. I had a chance to look over the shoulder of Dr Scott Morrison of Rood and Riddle Equine ...
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...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Curlin's Horseshoe Beat Him to the Hall of Fame

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by Fran Jurga | 10 August 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog The square-toe glue-on Polyflex horseshoe design dictated by Curlin's 2008...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Curlin Goes for Glue: Breeders Cup Favorite Sports High-Tech Urethane Glue Shoes

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Curlin Saratoga Morning Workout , originally uploaded August 2008 by Rock and Racehorses . Horseshoer Curtis Burns, inventor of the Burns...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Greetings from the Gluegrass: Will Big Brown and Pyro Choices of Designer Footwear Turn It Into the Ken-STUCK-y Derby?

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Risen Star and Louisiana Derby winner Pyro impressed a lot of people this winter. He did it wearing glue-on shoes called Polyflex, shown her...
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...