Showing posts with label raceplate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raceplate. Show all posts
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...
Friday, January 25, 2019

British Horseracing Authority delays requirement of hind shoes on jump horses

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Background: In the middle of the 2019 jump racing season in the United Kingdom, a major rule change that had been scheduled to take eff...
Friday, November 30, 2018

FormaHoof Hoofcare Technology at the AAEP Convention: Is this hoof barefoot, shod...or protected?

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FormaHoof is a new 3D hoof support process from Dubai. The hoof is not quite shod, and it's not exactly bare. Top farriers and equine ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Shoeing under the microscope: Much ado about Justify's shoe as the Preakness looms

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It should be part of the winner's circle ceremony. If you win the Kentucky Derby, they award you three things: First, a blanket ...
Thursday, November 02, 2017

Breeders Cup: Innovative Copper-Shield Racehorse Shoes Debut Under British Turf Runner Decorated Knight

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Kerckhaert horseshoes treated with a copper "shielding" process, along with copper-coated Liberty CU Carrera nails, give Briti...
Friday, October 27, 2017

Underfoot with Winx: Meet Australia’s champion and her farrier, John Bunting

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This man has a lot to smile about: Meet Mr. John Bunting of Melbourne, Australia. He's the farrier and s he's the world's favo...
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...
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 ...
Tuesday, May 06, 2014

California Chrome Wins Kentucky Derby in Judd Fisher's California-Hybrid Horseshoes

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There will always be an as asterisk next to the name of California Chrome in the Kentucky Derby history records. Yes, California Chrom...
Sunday, May 04, 2014

How Much is a Famous Horse's Shoe Worth? Derby Winner Orb's Raceplate on eBay Today

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A horseshoe worn by 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb is being auctioned today on eBay. The auction benefits equine research. People ofte...
Thursday, April 03, 2014

Dubai Hoofcare: What--or Who--Was Underneath the Horses in the World's Richest Race?

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Australian farrier Rob Stevenson now lives and works in Dubai. He demonstrated shoeing a lead pony with gold raceplates before the Duba...
Monday, February 24, 2014

White Turf: How Do Polo Ponies and Racehorses Stay on Their Feet in the St. Moritz Snow?

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A ski-joring horse displays the outside of his right front hoof during a race. Coronet and hoof wall injuries are common when horses are ...
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 ...
Saturday, May 04, 2013

Hooves of the Kentucky Derby 2013: Race Shoes, Hoofcare and the Farrier's Daughter

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It's 90 minutes before the Kentucky Derby, do you know where you'll be today at 6:24 p.m.?
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Shoeless Thoroughbred Wins at Keeneland; Track Lists Barefoot Entries as Trainers Experiment with Polytrack Surface Effects on Hoof Slide

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The racing surface known as "Polytrack" is one of several artificial surfaces that have been installed at racetracks in North Am...
Friday, September 14, 2012

Irish Super-Star Thoroughbred Camelot and His American Farrier Jeff Henderson Are Two-Thirds of the Way to Winning the British Triple Crown

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Jeff Henderson shoeing Camelot today at Ballydoyle Training Center in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Camelot will attempt to win the British Trip...
Monday, May 07, 2012

Kentucky Derby: Jim Jimenez Shod Winner I'll Have Another

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2 0 1 2   K E N T U C K Y  D E R B Y  W I N N E R I'll Have Another is shod by Santa Anita horseshoer Jim Jimenez Congratulations ...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

Kentucky Derby 2012: Famous (and Fast) Thoroughbred Feet from Churchill Downs

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  That's a long apron! I think horseshoer Steve Norman, who is quite tall, wears such a long one because he often has shorts on...

Kentucky Oaks: Famous Fillies' Foot Fashions at Louisville's Churchill Downs

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  For old times' sake: The Louisville Courier-Journal asked horseshoer Steve Norman  what he thought about toe g...