Monday, February 19, 2018

Racing Research: Can ultrasound predict whether an injured Thoroughbred will return to racing?

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"Will he race again, Doc?" That's the question you hear trainers ask their veterinarians when a racehorse is sidelined wi...
Friday, February 02, 2018

Black History Month: Was Huntsman/Slave William Lee the Black Smith in George Washington's Forge?

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"American Cincinnatus" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris depicts George Washington at work at the anvil. But who is the smiling black m...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Laminitis research: Feeding a high starch diet can influence PPID (Equine Cushings Disease) test results

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Summary:  New research, conducted in collaboration with the British horse feed company SPILLERS®, has shown that the equine diet, and mo...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Hidden Anatomy: Researchers Make a Case that Modern Horses Have Five Toes--Even If We Can't See Them

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One of the keys to the Solounias research is the leafy construction of the Eponychium hoof covering in the fetal horse. The researchers...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

USDA Invites Tennessee Walking Horse Owners, Trainers to Horseshoeing Clinic Aimed to Improve Horse Protection Act Compliance

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This public announcement is provided by the US Department of Agriculture. On February 3, 2018, USDA Animal Care and the S.H.O.W. ho...
Monday, January 22, 2018

The Copper Horseshoe Revival: Why modern farriery's quest for healthier hooves passes through a forgotten footnote from industrial history

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      This story was sponsored by Stromsholm Farriers Supplies, UK. Copper: Why is the warm, soft red metal suddenly showing up o...