R.I.P. James Rooney

http://www.horseshoes.com/farrierssites/sites/rooney/index.htm

What can one man do to move equine science forward? This fellow tried. He had his own stubborn ways, but it seems to have been a lifetime of effort. Early on I read Rooney's book and looked at several of his tapes. In the early 2000s Rooney was a regular contributor to the forums at www.horseshoes.com, and I had several direct conversations with him there.

If I read correctly Rooney was removed from his position at Gluck and U of KY Vet. school because he wanted those places to become more research focused on horse racing as opposed to emphasizing vet procedures as favored by the powers that be.

Rooney was 81 and died of cancer.