Showing posts with label horseshoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horseshoes. Show all posts
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Canadian researchers evaluate joint pressure in ridden Quarter horses with and without horseshoes

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EquineGuelph is reporting that the Ontario Veterinary College's Professor Jeff Thomason, BA, MSc, PhD is working on a summer pro...
Saturday, March 25, 2017

Underfoot in Dubai: World Cup Hooves, Shoes and Farriers for Thoroughbred Racing’s Superstars

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When the world’s best racehorses pack their bags for a trip to the golden global hotspot of Dubai to race in the World Cup, what do the...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Hoofmarks in Aleppo: Will the citadel's ancient inverted horseshoe curse save it again?

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Heels up or heels down in Aleppo, Syria tonight? These might have been the oldest and most historic horseshoes on earth. All but one of th...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center Appoints Scott Lampert New Product Development Manager

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Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center (DMHC) has announced that Minnesota farrier Scott Lampert has joined the company as Product Development M...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

Farrier Charity: Brandenburg Gate of Horseshoes Earns Guinness World Record and Generous Donations

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"We make iron glow, and it makes children's eyes light up." A farrier group in Northern Germany has a habit of making the ne...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Scotland Wins 36th International Team Farrier Competition at Stoneleigh

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It takes teamwork, as well as superb skill, to shoe horses all day in the world's stiffest team competition and emerge the winners. ...
Saturday, June 07, 2014

California Chrome: Horseshoer Judd Fisher with a Horse on the Doorstep of History

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Best of luck to California horseshoer Judd Fisher as he waits to find out if the horse with his shoes on will make history today by beco...
Monday, July 01, 2013

Aachen's Walk of Fame: What Does the Plaza Paved with Horseshoes Tell Us About Famous International Sport Horses?

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CHIO Aachen Show Director Frank Kemperman stood in the show's new starwalk in 2011. It has continued to grow, with three new shoes add...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hoofcare History: Japanese Hoof Sandals Gave Horses Removable Traction

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This amazing photo from Japan shows the traditional straw sandals worn by horses there. The sandals attached with straw ties around the p...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Horseshoeing Trailer Heist in Oklahoma Devastates Veteran Farrier's Ability to Work

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Shoeing trailers make a lot of sense, both economically and efficiency-wise. Some are really clever designs and all of them allow farriers ...
Saturday, July 09, 2011

Shoes of the Stars: CHIO Aachen Creates a Walk Paved with History and Hoofwear

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CHIO Aachen Show Director Frank Kemperman stands in the show's new starwalk CHIO Aachen now has its own “Walk of Fame”. And just as...
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...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Favorite Photo: Dowsing the shoes by Peter Meade

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Cooling the shoes , originally uploaded by Peter Meade Every once in a while I come across an image that shows something about hooves that...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Friends at Work: New Hampshire Farriers Practice for World Championship at Calgary Stampede

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13 April 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com A horse at the mounted police stables in Dover, New Hampshire gets the benef...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Good Luck for the Easter Bunny: Tiny Hungarian Horseshoes Decorate an Ostrich Egg to Remember

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This egg is decorated with more than 1000 tiny horseshoes.  Gyula Laszlo is the egg farrier. That's right. He shoes eggs. And he do...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Lost Legend Found: Meet Man o' War's Horseshoer (Finally)

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by Fran Jurga | 28 March 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog The statue of champion racehorse Man o" War is the centerpiece of th...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

World War II: Spike Jones' comic horseshoer, beach patrols by horseback, and a Chinese horseshoeing school

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Here's a bit of horseshoeing history disguised as entertainment. The catchy Blacksmith's Song 1942 video posted today was create...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Was Popeye the Sailor Man a Farrier, too ? Vintage Popeye Horseshoeing Cartoons

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(Sorry, you may have to watch an ad before the Popeye cartoon.) If the video does not play, click here:  http://www.dailymotion.com/vi...
Sunday, September 14, 2008

Friends in Need: Ribbons for Linda

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Linda Best in healthier times, showing one of her Miniature Horses. Once upon a time, there was a little girl with a big heart and some big ...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Favorite Photo: The Magnificent Shire of Shoes

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Now here's something I haven't seen before. This Shire is crafted from hundreds of horseshoes by retired Yorkshire, England business...