Showing posts with label traction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traction. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Chain Reaction Traction: Anti-slip Horseshoe Chains Took the Farrier Out of the Equation 100 Years Ago

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This is the latest chapter in the Hoof Blog's series on the history of hooves vs. snow and ice. To read other articles in this s...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Traction History: Non-Skid Over-Shoes Were the Humane Society's Gift to the Horses of New York City

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"Here come the hoof boot angels." That's what the people of New York might have said back in 1919, and for many years af...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

Horses and Traction: Why Did Cities Have Cobblestone Streets? Why Did Traction Matter?

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A cobblestone street in Italy is paved with round stones; some sources say that a "cobble" originally meant a round stone. Th...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Introduction to Winter Traction: Finding the Roots of Today's Safety and Fun Under Foot in Snow and Ice

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Like a scene from Black Beauty , a horse goes down in the shafts of a delivery wagon on a Boston street, sometime between 1917 and 1934. ...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

History Detectives: What Do You Notice About These Irish Farriers?

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 Irish Farriers at the Barracks, Waterford, 1909 You don't need to wear a funny cap and carry a magnifying glass to be able to appl...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

What Do Laminitis and Wimbledon Have in Common?

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Lush grass at Wimbledon is being blamed for the literal downfall of several players this year. This much higher casualty rate is blamed on...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Horseshoes for the US Army: A 300-mile march on pavement tested calks for artillery horses

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Here's the 112th Field Artillery, a New Jersey unit, in marching formation. Notice how close to the side of the road they are, particul...
Saturday, January 01, 2011

From Post Parade to Rose Parade: Ada Gates is Underfoot as Pasadena's Official Horseshoe Safety Inspector

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 From ABC News in Los Angeles : Would your horse's hooves pass the Ada Gates inspection? It's not unusual to find Ada Gates behind ...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Winter Is Here! So Are Studded Hoof Boots

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6 January 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com This art is from an ad for ice calks that was in the Horseshoers Journal 100 y...
Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Traction Counts at the Rose Parade (Just Ask Ada)

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In 1932, movie star Mary Pickford rode in the parade. It wouldn’t be New Year’s Day without Pasadena, California's Rose Parade, America’...