Studies indicate that children who exercise are less likely to experience injury as they grow into adolescents and adulthood. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are exploring whether the same will be the case for foals.
This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.
Preliminary results of a research project studying the movements and forces of shod and unshod horses find that “traditional iron shoes change the hoof’s ability to expand and contract across tracts, as well as the tracts’ ability to move up and down in relation to each other.”
The United States Department of Labor is proposing a rule that intends to classify more workers as employees, which could alter how farriers hire independent contractors to perform hoof care.
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed rule by the United States Department of Agriculture to amend the Horse Protection Act in a bid to eliminate horse soring, according to The Walking Horse Report.
This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.
After the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act’s rules and regulations have been in place for 3 months, a Texas congressman who co-sponsored the bill wants to turn back the clock.
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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