Belgium researchers unexpectedly found higher loading of the toe zone during analysis of hoof balance in five warmblood horses with toed-in conformation.
As the field of horses made their way to the starting gate for the running of the 2015 Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y., Wes Champagne decided to take a break from doing what he does best — shoeing a horse.
Researchers in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at Rutgers University have hypothesized that pasture-induced laminitis might develop in horses as a result of exposure to potential bacterial pathogens that are present in pasture grass and are ingested as horses graze.
Many factors have an influence on injuries to racehorses as they train and compete. Characteristics like the surface qualities of each track and the equine hoof and limb are more easily managed than some other factors, such as genetics or behavior of other horses in a race.
These days, fewer and fewer horses reside on the racetrack grounds than there have been in the past. A racetrack would normally have enough stalls to fill the weekly card and accommodate the green (unraced) horses as well. As tracks evolve, this is falling by the wayside.
A Bloomington, Calif., farrier recently tried a treatment on a canker case that demonstrated promising results — but also some of the frustrating aspects of dealing with the hoof problem.
The de Blasio administration began its outreach this week to horse-carriage drivers and others who would be affected by legislation to abolish the industry.
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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