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When it’s cold in the East, everyone heads to Florida
Guest blog by Rob Logsdon, FPD In the winter, if you are looking for many of the top thoroughbred horses and trainers, you are most likely to find them in Florida so that’s where I headed recently. I began in … Continue reading
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Breeders’ Cup Week at Keeneland
Guest Blog by Rob Logsdon Spending time the last week of October at the beautiful Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY is one of the highlights of my year. I visited a number of farriers during the week and shared … Continue reading
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Life Data Labs Inc. Hosts AAPF Clinic
Guest blog by Rob Logsdon Recently, Josh Johnson and I attended the AAPF/CAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic hosted at the Life Data Labs facility and research lab. The founder of Life Data Labs, Dr. Frank Gravlee and his son, Dr. Scott … Continue reading
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2015 Equine Podiatry Conference
Guest blogger: Ed Szymanski The 2015 Equine Podiatry Conference was hosted by the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center and organized by Dudley Hurst. Rob Logsdon and I had the pleasure of participating, along with approximately 80 farriers and veterinarians. … Continue reading
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Derby Week 2015
by Guest blogger Rob Logsdon I spent Derby week in the barn area at Churchill Downs every morning, observing the many farriers that were there to shoe Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby horses. This is one of the most enjoyable … Continue reading
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The Season is off to a Great Start in Wellington, Florida
Guest Blogger Rob Logsdon It was a great start to the season in Florida as top horses and farriers once again arrived in Wellington. I had the good fortune to spend a couple of days with top professional farriers in … Continue reading
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Farriers working with Belgian Blacksmith – Part 2
The first report on the Roger Bockstaele clinic in Wisconsin showed the participants forming the frame and body of the bird. This was moving along fairly well so Roger started someone on the task of building the feet. They started with round … Continue reading
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Summer’s End – Farrier Clinic Season Begins
It is the last of August and an unusually hot and brutal summer is coming to a close. Each year the end of summer is mourned by those who dread the eventual onset of winter. On the other hand, fall … Continue reading
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A History of Mark J. Scearce
Guest Blog from Katie Burnett In 1947, Mark Wakefield and my grandfather Mark Scearce leased the extreme eastern portion of Science Hill known as The Chapel, or Lecture Hall, from Misses Juliet and Harriet Poynter. Together they founded Wakefield-Scearce Galleries … Continue reading
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