Showing posts with label World War I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World War I. Show all posts
Monday, May 27, 2019

Heroes on the Hoof: Remembering military farriers who lost their lives

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Every Memorial Day, I resolve to put together all my scraps of research and tally up some statistics on fallen farriers--the ones who...
Monday, February 04, 2019

100 Years Ago in Hoof Science: Quittor was the urban horse's biggest foot problem

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HoofSearch , the index of equine hoof research, has been compiling a bibliography that documents the progress of hoof science on a year...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Veterans Day for a Forgotten Hero: The Farrier at Compiègne

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The memory of war is harsh, but the memory of a hero's deeds often improve with age. An anonymous World War I hero is still in the bo...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The Anzac Hoof: Where were the farriers during the battle for Gallipoli?

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The Anzac trophy hoof / inkwell lives in the heraldry collection of the Australian War Memorial . Today, a salute to our friends in...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Hooves@War: Did the Paths of This Vet and Farrier Cross in World War I?

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It was called simply "Mons". The war was supposed to be a quick route for the British troops. They left in summer and boasted ...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Hooves@War: Australian Farrier John Jolly Died at Gallipoli

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If you happen to be in Canberra, the capital of Australia, on November 3, 2014, look at the Australian War Memorial. It's the Austr...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Hooves@War: On this day in 1914, Farrier Charles Burchell of South Australia enlisted

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Today, the Hoof Blog's Hooves@War series moves back to Australia, where a  small note about a farrier's enlistment for World W...
Friday, August 29, 2014

Hooves@War: One Hundred Years Ago: Farrier Ted Garland Left Somerset England on a Dappled Grey Cob

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Here's an interesting collection of photos of a farrier in World War I that has come to light. In a key image, you see a squadron o...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Hooves@War: Wilfred Blackband Was Such a Good Farrier, He Never Went to War

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Did Wilfred Warren Blackband go to war or not? Read his story and then you can decide.
Monday, August 18, 2014

Hooves@War: 100 Years Ago Today, a Farrier Enlisted in Western Australia

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Welcome to the first in a series of articles to bring to life some of the lost names and faces of real people who served the hoofcare ne...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

War Horse Hoofcare: Keep Your Eye on the Galloping Horseshoe Pouch

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When you go to see the film War Horse , try to keep an eye on the farrier-related clues scattered through the story like a treasure hunt. ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

War Horse Hoofcare: Holy Horseshoeing at an Anvil Altar in France, 1918

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Today we salute some holy horseshoeing. During the long battle in World War I to take (or defend) the Argonne Forest, American transport hor...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

War Horse History: Equine Ambulances Moved Wounded Horses During World War I

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When a horse was wounded, it took at least one other horse to move it to a railroad stop or a field veterinary hospital. Here you see a ta...
Monday, March 01, 2010

Farriers at War: How Many Men Does It Take to Shoe a Horse?

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Farriers , originally uploaded by Crafty Dogma . This photo is completely unidentified; all the owner knows is that it was taken ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Clipper Folly: A Sad Chapter in Horse Care History from World War I

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11 November 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog In the Middle East during World War I, horses arriving from Australia would have had wi...

Historic Gems for Veterans Day

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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, World War I ended. It was November 11, 1918. Here we are almost 100 years later, and ...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

"What Price the Horse?" A World War I Farrier Wondered

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by Fran Jurga | 23 May 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog A friend shared with me this photo of a farrier sergeant mounted on what looks l...