Blog Profile / Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog
| URL : | http://hoofcare.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Pets & Animals / Horses | |
| Posts on Regator: | 956 | |
| Posts / Week: | 3.5 | |
| Archived Since: | March 4, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Flag Day: How a Blacksmith's Apron Became the Persian Flag
It's Flag Day in the USA. That seems like a cue to tell my favorite story about a flag from far away and long ago. Close your eyes and pretend this is a fairy tale, because it certainly sounds like one. I have patched this story together...Show More Summary
Leeches for Laminitis: Can an Old Idea Work on Today’s Horses?
A leech positioned at the coronet for treatment of laminitis in the German research of Dr. Konstanze Rasch. In Part 1 of this article, we introduced the idea of the suitability of medicinal leech therapy for equine lameness, and especially distal limb injuries. Show More Summary
Announcing the HoofMakeover Video Series: Farrier Hans Wiza's Case Studies on Restoring Hoof Health
"HoofMakeover" is a series of downloadable case studies of three trims and/or shoeings that each detail the rehabilitation of a hoof over a period of 100 days. Developed by Ontario, Canada farrier Hans Wiza, the videos attempt to simplify...Show More Summary
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital to Acquire Saratoga Equine Veterinary Service
via press release The shareholders of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky and Dr. Bill and Diana Barnes of Saratoga Springs New York are pleased to announce that Rood and Riddle will purchase Saratoga Equine Veterinary...Show More Summary
British Farrier Apprentice System Suspended as Training System Suffers Negative Government Evaluation
Apprentices are traditionally part of the landscape of farriery in Great Britain. These apprentices to Jim and/or Allan Ferrie competed at the Clydesdale shoeing event at the Royal Highland Show in Scotland. (David McCrone photo, used...Show More Summary
Video: Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy's Legacy is Both Tragedy and Inspiration for Veterinarians and Horsemen
Please allow time for videos to load. You know things are bad when CNN dedicates a segment to injured horses in a natural disaster, but that's what happened on Friday when the global news network aired a story by newsman Gary Tuckman,...Show More Summary
Lameness Evaluation: American Sensor System Tests Successfully in British Research
Flexion testing, using the sensor-based system, at the University of Glasgow's School of Veterinary Medicine For many years, opinions on the value of flexion tests in assessing equine lameness have been divided. Now, however, new research...Show More Summary
Maryland's Hoof-First Connection to the Triple Crown: Raceplates and Horseshoers in Preakness History
Photos from Victory Racing Plates, a Baltimore-based horse shoe manufacturer whose plates have been on eight of the 11 horses that won the Triple Corwn. (Courtesy of Only A Game's Sam Gallant)It's Preakness Stakes day in the USA! Whether you think Kentucky Derby winner Orb is a shoe-in to win in his Jim Bayes Jr. Show More Summary
Have You Tried It Yet? "Blacksmith Buddy" Re-imagines Hoof Demonstrations with Education/Practice Tool
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 these in minds. Once the Buddy is in place, the real horse becomes an accessory--and someone has to hold him instead of trying out the new practice leg! Every year there's something. Show More Summary
Medicinal Leeches: The Much-Maligned Traditional Healing Aid is Making a Comeback for Equine Lameness Therapy
In this photo from German rehabilitation therapist Martina Mäter of Kathmann Vital GbR in Vechta, you see three colorful medicinal leeches hard at work. Lower-limb lameness is a common callup for leeches in the horse world; they may soon be in wider use in the United States. Show More Summary
Connecticut Drops Charges Against "Equine Podiatrist" for Illegal Practice of Veterinary Medicine
For years, Connecticut has been known as the wealthiest state in the United States of America. Add to that the highest number of horses per square mile of any state. It's also one of the most beautiful states. If you had to pick a state...Show More Summary
Badminton Horse Trials' Farrier Prize to the Best Shod Horse 2013 Won by David Smith
There might not be much left of a pair of shoes by the time the horse has made the circuit of the world's most challenging cross-country course, which is just one phase of the Badminton Horse Trials. Video of horses in this year's event...Show More Summary
Hooves of the Kentucky Derby 2013: Race Shoes, Hoofcare and the Farrier's Daughter
Sixty Minutes featured top jockey Rosie Napravnik the week before the Derby. Her other claim to fame? Her father is a horseshoer! It's 90 minutes before the Kentucky Derby, do you know where you'll be today at 6:24 p.m.? Rosie Napravnik,...Show More Summary
Kentucky Derby News: Scollay Replaces Injured Bramlage for NBC's "AAEP On Call" Role
The American Association of Equine Practitioners reports that longtime AAEP On Call Veterinarian Mary Scollay will serve as the spokesperson for equine health during today's NBC Sports racing coverage at Churchill Downs. Dr. Scollay, who serves as Equine Medical Director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, replaces Dr. Show More Summary
Behind the Scenes at the FEI World Cup Finals with Swedish Farrier Bjorn Berg
You're a long way from home when you go to the Gothenburg Horse Show in Sweden. The huge Swedish spring horse show hosted both the dressage and jumping finals of the 2012 FEI World Cup indoor winter competitions. The best in both sports...Show More Summary
Meader Supply's New Hampshire Farrier Appreciation Day with FPD's Michael Wildenstein
Shoes, shoes, shoes! One of North America's largest horseshoeing supply stores opened its doors last weekend to welcome farriers from far and wide to the annual "Farrier Appreciation Day". Meader Supply soon found out that the appreciation...Show More Summary
News and HSUS videos: Walking horses seized from show trainer's barn in Tennessee, veterinarian Adair explains soring
Walking horse trainer Larry Wheelon heads to court today in Blount County, Tennessee. The well-known trainer and judge will face charges following his arrest on Friday. As shown in this video from the Humane Society of the United States,...Show More Summary
Congratulations to Matt Martin, the Farrier Who Kept Black Caviar Running
Australian farrier Matt Martin and the most famous mare in the world: Black Caviar. Photo courtesy of Abu Masum of J.C. Milton & Company, the supplier of the mare's raceplates. It's Kentucky Derby time in the USA, but Down Under in Australia, they won't even blink at the thought of twin spires, blankets of roses and mint juleps. Show More Summary
Adventures in Hoof Science: British Farriers Collect Data on Heart Bar and Lateral Extension Shoes at Royal Veterinary College's Structure and Motion Laboratory
Story and photos provided by Carl Bettison, AWCF (Hons) British farriers spent a day at the Royal Veterinary College's Structure and Motion Laboratory last week; they watched while Jim Blurton shod two horses with bar shoes. Equigait...Show More Summary
Lieutenant Boniface's Lost Notes on Shoes (or No Shoes) in U.S. Cavalry History, Part 1
Lieutenant Jonathan Boniface, US Cavalry, used this shoeboard as an illustration in his book, The Cavalry Horse and Its Pack, in 1903. The shoes shown represent the typical shoe used by several different nations' cavalry farriers, as well as some corrective shoe designs. Show More Summary