Showing posts with label racetrack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racetrack. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Barefoot Research: What Are the Consequences of Shoe Removal for Trotting Racehorses?

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How are the health, comfort and wear of the horse's feet affected when shoes are removed for racing? A research special report from Hip...
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...
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...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

History: 1960s Racetrack Horseshoers Union Court Case May Have Inspired Propaganda Film

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This video was a film buried in the Library of Congress and unearthed just this week. How much has shoeing racehorses changed since 196...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Hoofcare University: Biomechanics of Racehorses' Lower Limbs and Track Surface Interface Video Lectures with the University of Guelph's Dr Jeff Thomason

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Dr Jeff Thomason Go get a cup of coffee or a sandwich or start popping the corn. Hoofcare + Lameness is happy to share a new video seri...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Travers: Shackleford Sticks with Glue-on Shoes for Summer's Biggest Thoroughbred Race; Horseshoe Technology Exciting Area of Track Safety, Health Innovation

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The feet of a survivor: Shackleford ran in all three Triple Crown races in 2011, and provided some exciting memories. He won the Preakness...
Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Racetrack Horseshoer's Survey Launched by Grayson Jockey Club's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

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The Shoeing and Hoof Care Committee of the Grayson Jockey Club Foundation's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit has compiled an...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Favorite Video: New York Racing Association Salutes Racetrack Horseshoers

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What makes a racetrack a racetrack? Horses running. And horses won't be running without a legion of horseshoers swinging their toolboxe...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Racetrack Surface Research Video: Building a TTD for the Track in a Box at the University of California

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3 February 2010 Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com (Caution: You might want to turn down the volume on your computer before you play...
Friday, August 28, 2009

California Statistics Reveal Dangerous Trend in Hind Limb Breakdowns on Artificial Tracks

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by Fran Jurga | 28 August 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Data on racing breakdowns compiled by the University of California at Davis t...
Saturday, January 17, 2009

New York Court Rules That Racetrack Horse Dentists Need Not Be Veterinarians

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by Fran Jurga | 17 January 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog UPDATE: Click here for a new link to new information on this story, thanks ...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

What I Was Going to Write About Today

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Nonchalent carriage horse on Marine Drive in Mumbai, with the Taj Mahal in the background; photo by Bernard Duvernay . For the past few wee...
Sunday, June 29, 2008

Track Vets Irritated by Congressional Hearing Charges; Protest Lack of Reprsentation on Panel

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Veterinarian Phil Tripp, left, with assistant Alfonso Quintero, work at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Bill...
Sunday, July 30, 2006

It's Saratoga Time!

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My fingers are itching to flip the calendar over to August, because that will mean it is time to head to Saratoga, where Hoofcare & Lame...
Monday, June 05, 2006

Clones Fail to "Kick Ass"

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It was nature vs nuture in Winnemuca, Nevada yesterday...and nature prevailed. It wasn't even close. The two cloned mules, first ever to...