Saturday, July 31, 2021

The Olympic Hoof: US Eventing Horses Try British Concave Shoes for Tokyo

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Two distinct styles of horseshoes dominate the sport of eventing, one based in Britain and one in Europe. There is no middle ground, or wasn...
Thursday, July 29, 2021

The Olympic Hoof: Therapeutic plastic horseshoes helped two US dressage silver medal horses in Tokyo

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Horseshoes, like Olympic medals, can be made from different metals. But this week in Tokyo, the world saw that they can also be made of plas...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Olympic (Laminitic) Hoof: Dressage horse diagnosed with laminitis before competition begins

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A dressage horse representing South Africa has been withdrawn from the Olympics after developing laminitis at the Olympic Equestrian Center ...
Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Renate Weller appointed vet school dean at University of Calgary

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Renate Weller, an educator and leader in the equine veterinary field in Europe, will become the new Dean of the University of Calgary Facult...
Monday, May 03, 2021

Message to Hoof Blog readers and email newsletter subscribers

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Hoofcare Publishing will be back at work and publishing from the "real" office in town soon. In the meantime, some changes are com...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Remembering Britain's Prince Philip and the Quick-Thinking Farrier

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Prince Philip's brush with danger at the 2013 Royal Windsor Horse Show has almost been forgotten but it could have ended quite different...