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.
During Derby Week, Todd Boston is one of hundreds of workers — trainers, holders, cleaners — milling about in the track’s backside stables, making sure the high-priced horses are ready to race.
The sound of a farrier hard at work means Jan Mueller is about to have a successful day at Churchill Downs. The Louisville woman drives around in her truck with the windows down just listening for farriers shoeing horses.
After 39 years of shoeing, this Kentucky farrier now works only for one trainer, but it’s a role that has included handling the footwork on two Kentucky Derby winners
In the furthest corner of the Churchill Downs’ backstretch, in a barn that practically sits in the front yards of the bungalows lining Louisville’s Longfield Avenue, a farrier crouches under a nervous Thoroughbred filly.
Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.
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