Horse Hoof Anatomy: A Guided Tour
Christy M. West
January 1, 2010
Knowing how the hoof is built and what it is capable of can help you understand what it needs to stay healthy and recover if compromised.
Knowing how the hoof is built and what it is capable of can help you understand what it needs to stay healthy and recover if compromised.
One minute, Mike Iavarone was all smiles after watching Big Brown work a sharp six furlongs in 1:12 4/5 over the Aqueduct turf course in company with stablemate Kip Deville on Oct. 13, and the next he was
Big Brown hit the Belmont Park track early June 5 with a morning jog around the sloppy and sealed main track about 5:45 EDT. With Michelle Nevin aboard, the colt traveled through the paddock, out of the tunnel, and onto the main track.
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Big Brown’s cracked left front hoof is improving with each passing day, so trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is waiting until Friday to have a patch applied.
Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay suggested putting the patch on Saturday, the morning of the Belmon
More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you think Big Brown’s hoof issues might be a factor in his bid for the Triple Crown?”
