Despite not having hands, horses can be described as being left-handed, right-handed or ambidextrous. This can also be referred to as sidedness or laterality.
When I did my 5-year apprenticeship with my father, he said listen, shoeing horses can be hard work. “When your ass is higher than your head, it’s not natural,” he said.
The University of Kentucky (UK) will be renovating existing space to create a new equine surfaces and safety laboratory with the help of a $100,000 donation from the National Thoroughbred Racing Assn. (NTRA) Charities. Director of UK Ag Equine Programs Mick Peterson will be overseeing the project.
Just days after being identified as one of the deadliest horse racing tracks in the United States, Churchill Downs introduced a number of safety measures that it says it will begin incorporating this year.
Enforcement activity summary data will now be made available in a new format by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Due to an unusually high number of equine deaths over a short amount of time, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has announced that a task force will be officially investigating Santa Anita Park, according to a recent press release.
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s board of directors has approved a 2019 budget of $1,338,858 to fund eight new projects, nine continuing projects and three career development awards. This is the fifth consecutive year that more than $1 million has been approved.
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In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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