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Rock Star Riders: Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos on NBC’s Rock Center

Maybe this has nothing to do with hoofcare or lameness, but it has everything to do with the business we’re in, the people we work with or for, and the horses in our care.

International readers may not know who Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos a…

ON THE (Dressage) CASE: Euro Rock ‘n Roll Horseshoe Evolves with Vet-Farrier Collaboration, California Style

Just As Successful Dressage Illustrates Synergy Between Horse and Rider, 

Successful Dressage Hoofcare Illustrates Synergy Between Vet and Farrier  by Fran Jurga

Background: The Hoof Blog took a long look at the Euro “rock n roll” shoe th…

Both Hands on the Reins: Futility of Whipping Racehorses Wins Research Prize for University of Sydney Research McGreevy

For research underpinning the humane treatment of horses in sport, and the whipping of racehorses by jockeys during Thoroughbred races in particular, Professor Paul McGreevy and his team at the University of Sydney Faculty of Veterinary Science receive…

London Calling: A Neighborhood Native’s Insider View of the Olympic Equestrian Facilities in His Park

Journalist Darryl Chamberlain visited the site of the equestrian events for the 2012 Olympic Games, in London’s Greenwich Park, just before the start of the July 2011 Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational, or London 2012 Equestrian “Test Event” and pro…

All Clear! Quarantine Lifted at Cornell Vet School’s Equine Hospital

Two weeks ago, this blog reported the closure of the Equine Hospital at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, New York after a foal died and later tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus. A gelding at the hospital also bec…