Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

One possibility could be an injury to the coronet, which would cause the 
crack to continue growing as the hoof grows.  I have had an injury 
(unremembered) to the cuticle (equated to the coronet on a horse) of one 
thumb, and as the nail continues to grow out the crack is always there, and 
always will be.  Nothing shows on the cuticle at all, but the growth pattern 
with the crack remains.
In the past, when we had a horse or horses that had a vertical crack, our 
farrier burned a triangle at the end of the crack to stop it from opening up 
further, but it sounds like your farrier has done something similar with a 
wedge.  If the crack doesn't widen, perhaps it is not a problem.
I offer no solution, only information.

Barbara


---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:31 AM
Subject: [RC] crack/line hoof


> Please Reply to: Diane Day fourdays@xxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ==========================================
>
> I have been dealing with a vertical crack such as you describe, for a year 
> now. If you find an answer for your horse, please post! My farrier shoed 
> my 4 yr old QH to relieve pressure, and hammered a wedge above the crack 
> to stop it.  Someone on RC advised to not shoe her and to do a mustang 
> roll, but he said the wall of her hoof is too thin to roll it.  She gets 
> Biotin and I've been putting hoof seals on - all kinds of products, but 
> nothing has helped so far. I am wondering if this is a defect in the hoof 
> itself as it almost looks to me as if the crack is going to continue above 
> that wedge.  Farriers/vets - is this possible- that this will always be 
> there?
> DianeD
>
>
>
> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
> Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp
>
> Ride Long and Ride Safe!!



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

Ride Long and Ride Safe!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=