Showing posts with label farrier history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farrier history. Show all posts
Friday, March 08, 2019

Women's History Month: Saluting nameless women farriers from the past

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The oldest image in the Hoofcare and Lameness archives is this engraving from France. The title at the bottom translates roughly to: &q...
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, December 26, 2012

Horseshoes for the US Army: A 300-mile march on pavement tested calks for artillery horses

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Here's the 112th Field Artillery, a New Jersey unit, in marching formation. Notice how close to the side of the road they are, particul...
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...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day and the Medal of Honor, Farrier Style

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by Fran Jurga | 25 May 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog The Medal of Honor of the United States Everything was in place. The cemete...
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...