tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83465692026-04-29T15:02:24.311-04:00Fran Jurga`s Hoofcare + LamenessExplore the horse hoof world through Hoofcare Publishing editor Fran Jurga's reporting on hoof research, horse foot problems, products, technology and the people behind it all. Fran reports on laminitis, hoof diseases/disorders, equine performance, anatomy, hoof trimming, and equine podiatry, with input from professional farriers, veterinarians, trainers, therapists, technicians and researchers who help horses avoid and overcome problems with hooves and legs. Hoof history is covered, as well.Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-37570770295966564192026-03-19T22:09:12.018-04:002026-03-19T22:09:12.019-04:00Royal Veterinary College appoints equine lameness surgeon Andy Fiske-Jackson to lead equine practicesEngland's Royal Veterinary College (RVC) announced today that equine surgeon Andy Fiske-Jackson, BVSc, MVetMed, FHEA, Dipl.ECVS, MRCVS will be the new Head of its "RVC Equine" division. Fiske-Jackson is known for his research in diagnostic techniques for digital flexor tendon sheath injuries, clinical applications of objective gait analysis, and treatment of poor performance cases.In his new roleFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-3524730495176445462026-01-30T15:59:00.002-05:002026-01-30T20:47:25.876-05:00Soring regulation: USDA further postpones Horse Protection Act's 2024 amendments for Tennessee walking horsesA press release has been provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which is charged with enforcing the American Horse Protection Act, a federal legislation passed in 1970 to stop the intentional "soring" of Tennessee walking horses and racking horses in order to enhance show ring gaits. Soring techniques manipulate the gait by Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0Gloucester, MA, USA42.624531999999988 -70.66078214.314298163821142 -105.817032 70.934765836178826 -35.504532tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-9725831254937722982025-08-27T20:31:00.013-04:002026-01-30T20:49:55.371-05:00The legacy of a laminitis fighter: Dr. Agne's brave run in a Saratoga stakes race News flash: Dr. Agne, an up-and-coming two-year-old racehorse named for the late equine podiatry veterinarian Bob Agne of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, made his second career start on Thursday, August 28 in the Grade 3 With Anticipation Stakes at 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga.You didn’t have to be a racing fan to want this horse to win at Saratoga today. You just had to hear his story.On July 11,Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-12403467098107602532025-07-15T11:13:00.004-04:002025-07-15T11:49:00.048-04:00US Equestrian Veterinary Summit on Sport Horses report available for downloadAs a followup to the 2025 US Equestrian Veterinary Summit held in March, the US Equestrian Federation has published a "white paper" report summarizing recommendations from the meeting on best practices in sport horse medicine. The report emphasizes care and welfare of competition horses in the United States.Today the Hoof Blog offers a preview of some key points in this report.Authors of the Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-27154845318534059982025-06-23T09:21:00.018-04:002025-07-21T13:23:23.506-04:00Remembering Clint Carlson: How a mild-mannered man in a Hawaiian shirt became the "patron saint of American horseshoes"I lost a friend on Friday. Chances are, so did you. This article is a roundabout way of introducing my readers to Clint Carlson, in case they are young enough or new enough to the horse world not to remember a shy smiling horseshoe salesman in a Hawaiian shirt. It’s also a roundabout way for me to say good-bye.For 20 years, Clint gave his heart and soul to making and selling some of the very bestFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-34655965630116762142025-01-17T15:19:00.017-05:002025-02-21T20:48:55.559-05:00Summary timeline: What's behind US Equestrian, American Horse Council calls for delay of USDA's new Walking horse soring regulations?UPDATE: On January 24, the US Equestrian Federation announced that the US Department of Agriculture had indeed pushed back new rules to prevent soring in Tennessee walking horses and similar breeds until April 1, 2025. The article below describes the background to this decision. Since then, however, sweeping changes in Washington, DC have affected many cabinet agencies, and are expected to Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-1377867385455345182025-01-10T18:48:00.005-05:002025-01-10T22:21:12.918-05:00Canadian boost for UCalgary racehorse injury prevention research will have global benefitsProfessor Thilo Pfau of the University of Calgary demonstrated the use of wearable sensors at the Rood & Riddle International Equine Podiatry Conference in 2022. This horse was subjected to before/after analysis as farriers and veterinarians used imaging, trimming, and shoeing methods to help the horse. (Hoof Blog file photo)Horse Racing Alberta invests in racehorse injury prevention Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-38340853267626693272024-12-11T20:24:00.008-05:002026-04-08T17:05:48.771-04:00Donor's gift makes equine laminitis research center a reality at US vet schoolA strategic collaboration between donor Nancy Link and Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will establish the Nancy Fair Link Laminitis Research Center at the university. The partnership will also include recruitment of top faculty charged with advancing pioneering research in the prevention and treatment of laminitis.In addition to funding the construction, Link’sFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-742766863075377152024-12-11T20:06:00.028-05:002024-12-12T19:17:24.640-05:00Dr. Tracy Turner is new president of the American Association of Equine PractitionersDr. Tracy Turner of Minnesota brings his lifelong interest in equine lameness and hoofcare with him as he embarked on a year of service as president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) this week. (Photo courtesy of the AAEP.)Tracy Turner, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR, partner in Turner Wilson Equine Consulting in Stillwater, Minnesota, was installed as president of the American Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-21793034203426312832024-09-14T02:57:00.001-04:002024-09-14T02:57:11.548-04:00Inaugural Laminitis Research Grant to Swedish StudyECIR Group Inc. announced on September 13 that Johan Bröjer, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM), Dipl. ECEIM, Professor of Equine Internal Medicine at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has been awarded the group's inaugural research grant.“The ability to fund research has been a long-time goal of the ECIR group. This was our first outreach to the scientific community, and we Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-10599634955430054462024-06-11T15:39:00.011-04:002024-06-11T18:59:59.933-04:00SURVEY: Professional Farriers' and Equine Veterinarians' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Opinions Sought by University of Edinburgh ResearchersResearchers from the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Scotland are seeking online input from equine veterinarians and professional farriers from the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The study aims to quantify key aspects of hoof knowledge, care, and maintenance. Topics include: demographic information, hoof education and knowledgeFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-10634560141471221352024-02-27T18:00:00.013-05:002024-03-04T12:19:34.237-05:00Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital opens doors for International Equine Podiatry Conference April 18-20, 2024Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky will host the third International Equine Podiatry Conference.The doors to the forge are always open at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Someone is always going in or out, and the equine podiatry clinic is a favorite stop on every hospital tour. But from April 18-20 this year, the doors will open even wider to Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-15267994079309154152023-11-15T16:37:00.001-05:002023-11-15T16:37:45.861-05:00Horseshoer Joe Alfano celebrates 50 years of service with Pennsylvania National Horse Show Hall of Fame honor.
Joe Alfano has been the horseshoer at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg for 50 years. The horse show honored him this year by inducting him in the event's Hall of Fame. Joe is shown here with his niece (left), well-known equestrian Jennifer Alfano, and PNHS Executive Director Susie Shirk. (Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography)How do you top reaching the landmark of 50 years Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-78685875120444112322023-06-16T16:42:00.011-04:002024-05-11T20:12:08.402-04:00Shire horses inspected for controversial “couping” horseshoe practice at British horse shows in 2023
HoofSearchAt England’s Staffordshire County Show earlier this month, British farrier Grant Moon, FWCF represented the Worshipful Company of Farriers in an inspection of Shire Horses entered to show. This is one of the hind feet he inspected. (Photo courtesy of Grant Moon)The feathery hooves of Britain’s magnificent Shire horses are receiving close scrutiny in 2023, as the breed society addressesFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-72080122117988148712023-05-09T23:49:00.017-04:002024-05-11T20:13:28.022-04:00Hoof bruises 101: Forte's Kentucky Derby scratch had a common but loosely-defined causeOn Saturday, the 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite was scratched from the big race, just hours before the horses headed to the starting gate. Two-year-old champion Forte stayed in the barn that afternoon, after a Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarian scratched the colt following a post-gallop inspection in the stable area.Forte’s scratch by regulators came at a time when a dark cloud already Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-16588793856183105772023-04-27T17:23:00.007-04:002024-05-11T20:14:40.080-04:00Meet University of California at Davis new veterinary hospital farrier Ian DaviesIan Davies, DipWCF is hard at work in his new job.The British-born and British-educated farrier has joined the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in Davis, California. The vet school welcomed Ian to his new position yesterday.The Hoof Blog was able to interview Ian Davies briefly on his first official day of work at the vet school.&Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-5577929173432324372023-03-01T15:46:00.005-05:002023-03-02T10:44:40.878-05:00Research Supports Compression Treatment System Ability to Relieve Horses’ Painful Swollen LimbsHuman patients use them--why not horses? Therapy devices don't always translate for parallel use between humans and horses, but a system developed at a US veterinary college may bring relief for horses suffering from swollen limbs and lymphedema. And it can do on all four legs at once.Veterinary researchers from North Carolina State University in Raleigh have utilized technology aimed at helping Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-90597180382449287942023-02-10T23:49:00.018-05:002023-02-12T15:59:56.550-05:00PETA vs the Budweiser Clydesdales: A match worthy of Super Bowl weekendYou might have heard that the Budweiser Clydesdales will be missing from your television screens at Super Bowl LVII this Sunday in Arizona. The St Louis brewer will not run its traditional, expensive, and hugely popular ad featuring America's favorite team. (Yes, a hitch of giant Clydesdales are more beloved than either the Chiefs or the Eagles will ever be.) But there will be a Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-68839492529039328402022-09-02T21:40:00.012-04:002022-09-05T13:30:02.574-04:00Swedish barefoot vs shod showjumper comparative research preview at FEI World ChampionshipsThe world watched Swedish barefoot show jumpers sweep the individual and team gold medals at the FEI World Championships in August in Herning, Denmark. At the same event, the media received a preview of a comprehensive hoof science study that hopes to explain why they won. The Hoof Blog offers this exclusive report.For almost a year, a research group led by Professor Lars Roepstorff of the Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-75336448615667929592022-08-27T03:17:00.010-04:002022-08-27T10:08:48.809-04:00Barefoot show jumpers make history at 2022 FEI World Championships--and beyondHistory was made at the FEI 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark in August. After the first two rounds of jumping, three of the top four horses on the scoreboard were shoeless. And at the end of the full event, the world champion individual horse was barefoot, as were half the winning gold medal team.Some may think that barefoot grand prix jumpers leaping, landing, and turning on Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-62205275796391454682022-08-17T23:38:00.053-04:002022-08-18T00:09:31.292-04:00Prevent laminitis: Wellness Ready stallside insulin tests accelerate Equine Metabolic Syndrome diagnosticsWe all know horse owners who can recite entire pedigrees, race records, or a lifetime of judges' scores. But veterinarians and farriers would prefer that owners have the history of their horses’ insulin test results on the tips of their tongues. A new stallside diagnostics tool called Wellness Ready provides real-time equine insulin levels from a simple blood test kit; it is now available toFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-39393090641792429162022-08-17T16:54:00.010-04:002022-08-17T23:08:06.051-04:00Farriers at the Herning 2022 FEI World Championships: Who was minding the forge?Last week's ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, made farrier history when the event entered into an agreement with Mustad Hoofcare Group, who became the FEI's first "Official Farrier Service Partner" by providing a crew of its own farriers for Herning2022. With more than 1,000 horses on the grounds, farriers were a priority service.While some countries were able to send team Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-14780181766102258252022-05-23T23:28:00.007-04:002022-05-24T15:19:58.505-04:00Badminton Farriers Prize 2022: In Search of the Best Shod HorseBadminton Farriers Prize 2022: Jim Blurton breaks recordsThe Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, is one of only seven five-star three-day events in the world, and the only one that awards a coveted "Farriers Prize". After two consecutive years of cancellation for coronavirus, the world was coming close to banging on the gates by early May, demanding to enjoy one of the most Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-25044053280041043582022-05-15T23:24:00.012-04:002022-05-25T20:47:27.345-04:00History-loving and history-making American horseshoer Bill Miller dead at 96History-loving and history-making horseshoer Bill Miller died today in Seattle, Washington. According to his close friend Dave Duckett, the 96-year-old had been moved to hospice care after being released from a Veterans Administration hospital for treatment of coronavirus. Bill Miller takes with him unsurpassed knowledge, countless experiences, and historic records of American horseshoeing; Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-51414673141071901782022-04-01T15:47:00.004-04:002022-04-02T11:25:02.220-04:00Preview: Rood & Riddle Equine Podiatry Conference Rood & Riddle Equine Podiatry ConferenceApril 14-16, 2022Spy Coast Farm Equine Education Center Lexington, KentuckyLate breaking news! Attention, veterinarians: 19.5 hours of RACE continuing education credit has been approved for this event.Look out, world. I'm saying good-bye to Zoom and hello to the open road, but most of all to an open room full of open minds. There's something Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com0