Showing posts with label Richard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard. Show all posts
Friday, May 04, 2012

Derby Day: Thoroughbreds Start Running Toward the Roses From the Day They Are Born--If They Can, That Is

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The foals in this video from Juan Carlos Blazquez, farrier at the University of Madrid  in Spain, may not be American Thoroughbreds but...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Dick Reid: One of the Last Traveling Horseshoe Salesmen Has Died

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Dick Reid, left, shown with Dan Burke of Farrier Product Distribution, right, sold Diamond Horseshoes for more than 30 years. He was a fam...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The World Would Be a Better Place If There Were More of These

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Farrier Vane , originally uploaded by Dave Angood . Weathervanes, that is. They are one of the best ways to make a statement. A silhou...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Gustav vs Louisiana: Picking Up the Pieces

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Radar screen of a hurricane-tracking plane, courtesy of NOAA archives. The news crews are pulling out of Louisiana, now that Gustav is gone....
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 08, 2008

Big Brown’s Trainer Richard Dutrow Says Kentucky Derby Favorite Benefited from Expert Farrier Care Before Florida Derby

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In this fun video, you can watch Big Brown gallop nimbly around the track at Gulfstream Park, winning the 2008 Florida Derby in near-record ...