Showing posts with label quarter crack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quarter crack. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Shoeing for the Roses: Girvin's Kentucky Derby Quarter Crack and New Horseshoe Details

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Photos and text © Fran Jurga and Dr. Raul Bras Note: This story was updated to reflect the latest changes made on May 3. Th...
Saturday, November 01, 2014

Breeders Cup Classic: Will It Be a Battle of the Specialist Horseshoes?

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Will it be 3/4 shoes by a head? Nailed on glue-ons by three lengths? Or tabbed glue-on shoes in an exciting photo finish?
Monday, April 27, 2009

Quality Road's Derby Withdrawal: What Did Others Do?

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by Fran Jurga | 27 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog For better or worse, quarter cracks have altered the course of horse racing ...
Monday, April 06, 2009

Quarter Crack! Quality Road Meets Ian McKinlay for Hoof Repair Session 25 Days Before Kentucky Derby

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by Fran Jurga | 6 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog This is an example of a quarter crack lacing technique, using stainless stee...
Monday, June 09, 2008

Quarter Crack Repair: The Lost History of Hoof Patches

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This story was updated in 2022 This is an example of a quarter crack repair by lacing technique, using stainless steel sutures threaded thro...
Saturday, June 07, 2008

Big Brown Turns Beige, Never Fires in Belmont Stakes; No Triple Crown Winner for 2008

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No Triple Crown This Year: Big Brown was eased to finish last after a bumpy, unhappy trip for the first mile or so of the Belmont Stak...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Big Brown: The Most Famous Feet in Derby History!

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Big Brown's left front foot has a raceplate glued on with a PMMA epoxy type adhesive that is custom selected. The specs used are Lord 40...