Showing posts with label pony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pony. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Spring laminitis case videos: What’s new for prevention and hoof management?

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It's spring, that annual stock-taking time when horse owners should be taking serious care of their horses' feet and examining t...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Real Deal: Laminitic Pony in Australia First Horse in History to Wear 3D Printed Titanium Horseshoes

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A pony with chronic laminitis in Australia is wearing the world's first horseshoes that are "printed", not forged or cast ...
Saturday, February 02, 2013

Video: Farrier and Saddlery Skills in Cambodia Shared by FEI and World Horse Welfare Partnership Professionals

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Get a new appreciation of the urban and rural horse culture of Cambodia in this short video profiling the recent programs of World Horse ...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Research Update: Hoof Wall Separation Syndrome in Connemara Ponies

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A slide show of affected hooves from around the world; these hooves are all on Connemara ponies, although it is not known if this parti...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

FEI Grant Funds World Horse Welfare's Cambodian Farrier Education

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British farrier Tom Burch (far left, kneeling) With the Olympics looming on the calendar, the FEI is prominent in the news. But today&#...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Amputation and Prosthetics: Molly the Pony Leads a Parade of Animal Amputees Showing Off Their Artificial Limbs

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Here's an old friend: Molly the Pony sent this blog into global "gone viral" paralysis in 2008 when...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Grazing Muzzles Reduce Pasture Consumption by 80 Percent in Grazing Ponies, According to New Study

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"It's not funny!" this horse seems to be saying and there's no question that most horses are less than amused at the pro...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Laminitis Prevention Research: Ponies Adapt to Grazing Time Reduction by Eating More in Less Time

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Recent laminitis prevention research soon to be presented at a biannual nutrition meeting in the United States suggests that ponies given re...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Conference Will Present "2009 Spot Courage Award" to Molly the Pony's Caregiver Team for Exemplary Awareness and Prevention of Support-Limb Laminitis

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5 November 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com Molly the Pony will be an honored guest at the Laminitis Conference in Florida ...
Friday, September 18, 2009

Laminitis Prevention: Is Current Body Condition Scoring Irrelevant for Ponies?

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by Fran Jurga | 18 September 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog A 9.2 hand, 12-year-old spotted pony named Firefly suffered from overgrown fe...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Invitation: Join Molly the Pony at The Ohio State Vet School on August 6th

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Hurricane Katrina survivor Molly the Pony with her owner/rescuer Kaye Harris and surgeon/hero Dr. Rustin Moore in 2006 after Molly's amp...
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....
Monday, June 09, 2008

MSNBC Salutes Molly, the Three-Legged, Dog-Bitten, Katrina-Surviving Wonder Pony!

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To launch the video, just click on the "play" icon. It will play right in the blog window. As marketer of the book MOLLY THE PONY,...
Sunday, April 06, 2008

Palm Beach Footing Post Script

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Palm Beach International Equestrian Center's International Arena during a recent night class After posting on Friday about the footing ...
Friday, March 28, 2008

Friends at Work: Michael Bell Helps Hooves in Need

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Farrier Michael Bell spends some time each week with the least glamourous horses in the equestrian world. He's the farrier at Horse Worl...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Molly the Pony, Equine Amputee and Katrina Survivor, Romps to a New Role in Life…on Three Legs

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 Hurricane and amputation survivor, Molly the Pony, photo © Pam Kaster MOLLY THE PONY BOOK UPDATE:   Ten years after Hurricane Katrina h...