Hoof Beats March 2024

Features

A Toast to Talent
The bloodlines of 2023 Trotting Broodmare of the Year Margarita Momma carry some surprises
by Kathy Parker

Making the Call
Mike Hall reflects on a ‘tremendous’ career in the judges’ stand
by James Witherite

Profile: Robert Nadeau
Just a Number
Octogenarian horseman still going strong
by Amber Sawyer

Life After Racing
Double Threat
Former stakes winner Go Daddy Go now thriving in the show ring
by Megan Rider

Horse Care
Sticking to It
An overview of AAEP recommended vaccination guidelines
by Hope Ellis-Ashburn

Betcha Didn’t Know…
One Spicy Trotter
Talented colt Cumin enjoyed a short-lived but satisfying racing career
by Kimberly A. Rinker

Greener Pastures
Farewell
Honoring the Standardbreds who left us in 2023, into 2024
by James Witherite

Shoeing News
Nailing It
Nail placement paramount to hoof health
by Steve Stanley

Watching the Wheels
by Mike Tanner
Fair or Foul?
Are zero-tolerance policies truly effective?

Under Wraps
by Tim Bojarski
Bouncing Back
Business booming at Batavia

Food for Thought
by Tom LaMarra
Watchful Eye
Pending FTC rulings would increase oversight of HISA

Through the Binoculars

Starting Lines

In Memoriam

Horsemen’s Shop

Advertisers’ Index

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