Wednesday, May 29, 2013

British Farrier Apprentice System Suspended as Training Suffers Negative Government Evaluation

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Apprentices are traditionally part of the landscape of farriery in Great Britain. These apprentices to Jim and/or Allan Ferrie competed at...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Video: Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy's Legacy is Both Tragedy and Inspiration for Veterinarians and Horsemen

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Please allow time for videos to load. You know things are bad when CNN dedicates a segment to injured horses in a natural disaster, bu...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Lameness Evaluation: American Sensor System Tests Successfully in British Research

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Flexion testing, using the sensor-based system, at the University of Glasgow's School of Veterinary Medicine For many years, opin...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Raceplates and Horseshoers in Preakness Stakes History

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In this ad from the Daily Racing Form in 1931, Victory proclaims that racehorse Mate ran in the Preakness wearing the new-fangled aluminum ...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Have You Tried It Yet? "Blacksmith Buddy" Re-imagines Hoof Demonstrations with Education/Practice Tool

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H O O F    B L O G   S P O N S O R E D   S T O R Y The Blacksmith Buddy  The Blacksmith Buddy was designed with students like the...

Medicinal Leeches: The Much-Maligned Traditional Healing Aid is Making a Comeback for Equine Lameness Therapy

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In this photo from German rehabilitation therapist  Martina Mäter of  Kathmann Vital GbR in Vechta , you see three colorful medicinal lee...