Showing posts with label racehorse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racehorse. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Hoof bruises 101: Forte's Kentucky Derby scratch had a common but loosely-defined cause

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On Saturday, the 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite was scratched from the big race, just hours before the horses headed to the starting gate. Two...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

New HISA racing rules for Thoroughbred horseshoe traction to begin July 1 in USA

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New federally-mandated racing safety rules from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority will be introduced "feet first" thi...
Monday, March 25, 2019

Bisphosphonates Ban: Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton and Ocala Breeders’ Sales Ban Off-Label Use of Popular Navicular Disease Medication in Young Thoroughbreds

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Bisphosphonates are a type of medication used to treat osteoporosis in humans. They have been approved by the US Food and Drug Adminis...
Thursday, June 07, 2018

Godolphin's Masar took the barefoot route to Epsom Derby; farriers detail stable's hoof protocol

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The old joke goes something like this: A tourist wandering around in New York City sees a tuxedo-clad musician getting out of a cab. He&#...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

History on the Hoof: Who Shod Dan Patch?

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It doesn’t seem like a holiday, but there it was, noted on the hoofprints.com calendar. “Dan Patch born this day, 1896.” I wondered, &qu...
Thursday, April 05, 2018

ARCI Racing welfare forum: Bisphosphonate medication regulation in American flat and harness racing; risk and protective factors in flat racing

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This week's Animal Welfare Forum, held at the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) 84th annual conference in ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Video: British Racing Farriers, Thoroughbred Hoofcare Featured on CNN Special Segment

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CNN racing reporter Aly Vance interviewed Newmarket farrier William (Billy) Mulqueen, DipWCF about the importance of farriery to racehors...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Shoeing Rule Change in Great Britain: Racehorses Must Be Fully Shod

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On Friday, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced a change to its rules determining how racehorses must be shod in order to ...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

American Pharoah Wore Custom Heel Plate Horseshoe in Breeders Cup

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In an interview today from the Breeders Cup at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky, Santa Anita horseshoer Wesley Champagne c...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Will Golden Horn Make History at the Breeders Cup? Meet His Farrier, Ed O'Shaughnessy

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Newmarket, England farrier Ed O'Shaughnessy looks like he's about to share a bottle of champagne with his #1 customer, champion t...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Shoeless Tahoe Warrior Scores Another Victory in His 102nd Start; Gelding Is Now 12

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Remember Tahoe Warrior? A lot of people do, because he's crossed a lot of paths in the last 12 years. The still-got-game Thorough...
Friday, April 03, 2015

Ageless Tahoe Warrior Runs Again: In Shoes, This Time, for Keeneland's New Dirt Track

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At some point today, someone in the stands at Keeneland Racecourse is sure to read the fine print in the program and notice that in the ...
Monday, March 09, 2015

Sire De Grugy's Sporty White Horseshoes Go Beyond Fashion for Cheltenham Festival Jump Race

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Sire De Grugy,  2014 British Jumps Horse of the Year, won his last race wearing Ezy-Fit white polyurethane shoes with steel cores and is...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Just Wait Til Next Year: Shoes Off, On, and Off Again as Shoeless Senior Racehorse Tahoe Warrior is Claimed and Re-Claimed

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Some older horses race once or twice a year. It's a big deal when they run. Tahoe Warrior started 11 times between April and Septemb...
Monday, August 11, 2014

No Vacation for Laminitis: Brazilian Champion Bal a Bali Fights Disease in Florida

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Just as the August "supermoon" was getting ready to rise on Sunday night, Fox Hill Farm sent out a chilling tweet. It said sim...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Morrison: Utilize Support during Stall Time to Prevent Capsular Distortion in the Thoroughbred Racehorse's Foot

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The following advice is provided by Scott E. Morrison, DVM of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky: Foot problems can...
Saturday, May 03, 2014

Derby Day Videos: Health and Safety Updates from Churchill Downs and Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

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The Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation funds equine research like the surgery at Rood and RIddle Equine Hospital described in this video; its...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Farrier Photography: Matthew Wright Exhibit Shows Andy Eadie Shoeing on England's Lambourn Downs

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Photographer Matthew P. Wright followed farrier Andy Edie around the Lambourn Downs area of England. The result is a photography exhibit...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas with Laminitis Video: St Nicholas Abbey Five-Month Update from Coolmore in Ireland

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St Nicholas Abbey - Five months on from Coolmore Stud on Vimeo . This video is shown on The Hoof Blog with permission of Coolmore S...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Shoeless and Ageless, Tahoe Warrior Wins at Keeneland

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Keeneeland Racecourse in Kentucky has a Polytrack all-weather surface that has been used by trainers as a test for a few horses each week ...