Showing posts with label Standardbred. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Standardbred. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Barefoot by the Numbers: Swedish Standardbred trotters are faster without shoes, but risk breaking gait

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Researchers at Sweden's University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) at Uppsala have analyzed the performance records of trotting Sta...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

History on the Hoof: Who Shod Dan Patch?

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It doesn’t seem like a holiday, but there it was, noted on the hoofprints.com calendar. “Dan Patch born this day, 1896.” I wondered, &qu...
Thursday, May 25, 2017

New Horseracing Integrity Act Introduced in US House of Representatives

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The establishment of a single federal authority to oversee horseracing would give the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency jurisdiction over racehorse...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Shoes, Half Shoes, or No Shoes At All: Swedish-Trained Trotters Ruled Hambletonian Day

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Think Swedish: Some of the most interesting horseshoes come from Sweden. But just as interesting is the way that the shoes are used. Swedi...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Equine Obesity Research: Breeds Respond Differently to Changes in Diet and Exercise

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Does it take a university research study to prove that horses need exercise and diets? If spring weight gain isn't on horse owners&#...
Sunday, August 08, 2010

Trot on! Hambletonian Winner Muscle Massive is a Jersey Boy But Might He Be the Last?

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"Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated," is a line attributed to Mark Twain. The same could be said of The Meadowlands racet...
Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Video: Laminitis in Standardbreds at Ohio State's Vet Hospital

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by Fran Jurga | 2 June 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Part 1 features Ohio State clinician/researcher Dr. James Belknap Part 2 features...
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...
Monday, May 12, 2008

Still Thinking About Eight Belles? Leading Vet Hogan Suggests That Thoroughbreds Could Learn A Lot From Standardbreds

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Dr. Patty Hogan in surgery Carol Hodes, former media relations director for the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, has ...
Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Laminitis Makes Strange Bedfellows at New Bolton: Pacing Stallion Artsplace and Barbaro Fight Founder Side by Side

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According to the web site harnessracing.com, and as quoted on the US Trotting Association web site, leading pacing (harness racing) sire Art...