Great questions and answers! Thank you!

Watched Ms. Cantey since I was a kid in NYC and she was on Channel 9.

Christopher John McCarron (27 de Marzo 1955 - ) * 34.241 Montas * 7.141 Primeros * 5.670 Segundos * 4.672 Terceros * $ 263.986.005 producidos * Jinete Campeón en Estados Unidos por carreras ganadas 1974, 1975, 1980 * Jinete Campeón en Estados Unidos por dinero ganado 1980, 1981, 1984, 1991 * Jinete Aprendiz del Año 1974 en Estados Unidos * Premio Eclipse al Jinete del Año 1980 * Premio George Woolf Memorial 1980 * Premio Mike Venezia Memorial 1991 * Premio Deporte del Hipismo 1993 * Exaltado al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 1989 * Saludos desde Venezuela Christopher John McCarron (March, 25 1955 - ) * 34,241 Mounts * 7,141 Wins * 5,670 Seconds * 4,672 Thirds * $ 263,986,005 earned * 1974, 1975, 1980 United States Champion Jockey by wins * 1980, 1981, 1984, 1991 United States Champion Jockey by earnings * 1974 United States Champion Apprentice Jockey * 1980 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey * 1980 George Woolf Memorial Award * 1991 Mike Venezia Memorial Award * 1993 Big Sport of Turfdom Award * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1989 * Greetings from Venezuela

'seabiscuit' got me thru a rly hard time in my life, ty

Informative.

Bigger races for older horses so we don’t have to run them so much younger

And on running a race 2 times a month should be the average races for a horse

I agree with dr Tom bute if you take that away people are going to use something stronger with more side effects witch is harder on the horses

Chris Your a great rider. Priceless insight. Thank you God bless you Chris macarron. Angel , Jorge, Laffit, Chris macarron,and Chris antley Truly An honour to have witnessed live these great riders that so much is missed today as well as the rivalries between the jockeys is definitely Not what it was in the 70's and the 80's . Thank you for your videos

Really great and informative video....

No clue...why my comments are being scrubbed...do you?

Horse Behavior...we're blaming the horse now. Your should be ashamed of your research findings...I think you're afraid to dig deeper into the real root causes. I think you need to look at the greedy-stupid trainers. I blame them for horse injuries by locking the horse into an unnatural hoof-fall with shoeing. Ya see the stride of a foal is faster than the stride of an adult horse...but...sooner or later something in the adult horse will give..and the jockey, sadly he's just along for the ride.

We can gather all the statistics, but we cannot improve things until we deal with the truth ... IT'S HOOF-FALL. !!! I kept waiting to see the statistic relating injury to hoof-fall...suspiciously missing...perhaps lost in the unexplained. My comment from Mick's talk is relevant: 'The problem is trainers no longer train at home but are using the track more and more as the only surface some horses move on. Most horses train from a very young age with repetitive movement on these surfaces, most in left turn. This is producing an end product that never develops a balanced confirmation with severely underdeveloped caudal hooves. Some of this imbalance is being hidden in the shoeing protocols. Some are even shoeing to prevent the natural changes that take place in an aging horse. You see a foal’s hoof-fall is much faster than that of an adult, this why farriers are taught to keep them up on their toes...unfortunately for the horse this hoof-fall is devastating for an adult horse...sadly the experts (rood&riddle) exploit this...lameness...it's big business. It's time to recognize the successes of the natural horse world. Sponsor a barefoot only race at all the major tracks...and you will see these problems go away. Email me for [email protected] "

Sadly this 2018 report by Mick is a list of problems with little evidence of any new successful solutions. The problem is the model of hoof-fall Mick is using to develop his surfaces is based on research from poorly developed and shod horse. This hoof-fall model is not the way the horse has evolved to move and sadly Mick knows this. The racing surface Mick has developed does not offer sufficient concussion to develop the caudal hoof. Just ask Robert Bowker, maybe he'll find the nerve to stand-up to the pressure coming from those who profit from the status quo. The problem is trainers no longer train at home but are using the track more and more as the only surface some horses move on. Most horses train from a very young age with repetitive movement on these surfaces, most in left turn. This is producing an end product that never develops a balanced confirmation with severely underdeveloped caudal hooves. Some of this imbalance is being hidden in the shoeing protocols. Some are even shoeing to prevent the natural changes that take place in an aging horse. You see a foal’s hoof-fall is much faster than that of an adult, this why farriers are taught to keep them up on their toes...unfortunately for the horse this hoof-fall is devastating for an adult horse...sadly the experts (rood&riddle) exploit this...lameness...it's big business. It's time to recognize the successes of the natural horse world. Sponsor a barefoot only race at all the major tracks...and you will see these problems go away. Email me for [email protected]

God forbid you spend on dime on natural remedies...call it a disease then patent a drug...please don't think you are putting the horses needs first.

Be great if we could hear it.

60% weight on front limbs while standing ((1:37) is not relevant...ever seen a horse injured standing...Dr. Mary Scollary "the weight is carried by the front legs and the hind legs server as the thrusters"...this inaccurate ideology is the root cause for the snow plow effect. (3:02) "The lower leg and hoof endure tremendous pressures...extremely important to learn and understand proper mechanics..." this is almost comical...the research paid for by the Jockey club is built on studies of lame horses to protect an ideology of poor hoof care.

WOW...you nailed it (18:34) !!!!!!!!!! starts at (17:53)

All this information and study is helpful but until you fix the understanding of hoof-fall you will never resolve this.

All this information and study is helpful but until you fix the understanding of hoof-fall you will never resolve this.

(30:29)...this is foundered hoof with under-run heels...why do they not see it?

(47:05) what limb do most farrier's start and end with should give you a clue

(46:20) that horse is foundered with under-run heels...(45:46)...the right limb plows more and the weight is behind the limb because the horse was short striding for years due to caudal hoof pain...creating muscle memory even after the hoof is corrected.

Good speech...

(2:50) then (3:02) My guess this is same hoof...nice job shearing the heels Mitch !

great series of videos very informative thanks!

The video study shows the barefoot horse...the Right Front (11:00) the horse is reluctant to land heel first because of an under-run heel...the shod horse comparison with the same horse at (11:57) is the other hoof the Left front hoof which has better caudal hoof development. Mitch's slide effect theory is interesting but his study was flawed. At (18:07) it's clear to me that this horse is stabbing...the toe wants to land heel first and is pointed up close to the end of flight but just prior to the final phase right before impact the toe points down protecting the week underdeveloped caudal (back) of the hoof causing Mitch's slide effect. Fix the caudal hoof.

Informative. Thanks.

no foot...no horse...no clue

A team of professionals...yet at (0:36) they show a hoof with severely contracted heels...If you want to win learn what's needed to race barefoot.

Until they stop the CYA and stop shoeing for all times...they will NEVER fix this. If you want to save money and win...learn what's needed to go racing barefoot.

really

Is the number of starts really a good measure of soundness? Because geldings usually start in 3 times as many races as non-geldings and surely they are not more sound. It may just make more sense to quit running the horse once they have made enough money to be marketable as stallions which can be accomplished in relatively few starts if they have a fashionable pedigree and some talent - why risk losing races and getting injured when they can start making money as stallions?

good job

Kudos Chris