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HomeTag "race horses"

Three-Quarter Shoes

Jun 14, 2018 by Pete Butler Category: Current Events, Horseshoeing 0 comments Tags: basic farrier training, Butler farrier schools, Butler horseshoeing schools, Butler Professional Farrier School, DBE Continuing Farrier Education, race horses

This past weekend (9 June 2018), Justify won the Belmont Stakes, making him only the 13th horse in history to become a Triple Crown Winner! This was an impressive feat considering some obstacles Justify had to overcome in order to achieve this great milestone. The Kentucky Derby (the first race of the Triple Crown) was […]

Justify Races For Triple Crown

Jun 07, 2018 by Pete Butler Category: Current Events 0 comments Tags: Butler farrier schools, Butler Professional Farrier School, current events, equine foot care, horse careers, Horse Foot Care, race horses

On Saturday (9 June 2018), Justify, trained by Bob Baffert, will be the latest horse to attempt to achieve the Triple Crown. This prestigious honor is only held by 12 horses since 1919. Winning all three races to achieve the Triple Crown has technically been possible since 1875 when the Kentucky Derby was started. American […]

Did Justify Have Scratches?

May 10, 2018 by Pete Butler Category: Current Events, Horse Owner Tips 0 comments Tags: Butler farrier schools, Butler horseshoeing schools, Butler Professional Farrier School, DBE Continuing Farrier Education, hoof care, individual horse care, race horses

Last Saturday (5 May 2018) Justify, trained by Bob Baffert, won the 144th Kentucky Derby. He is the first three-year-old (not having been raced as a two-year-old) to win the Kentucky Derby since Apollo in 1882. Most horses that run in the Derby are two-year-olds. Justify ran the 1 ¼ mile race in 2 minutes […]

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