Quarter crack horse shoeing

Quarter crack horse shoeing - Good foundations
Initially - as in all shoeing - the trimming of the hoof must be done carefully and precisely. The correct balance of the hoof and relevant axes must be established and maintained.

Quarter crack horse shoeing - Corrective and Orthopaedic Shoeing
In shoeing for equine quarter cracks, each hoof is shod according to the situation it presents. Consider

• Severity of the quarter crack
  
• morphology of the horse
  
• structure of the individual hoof
  

Basic strategies for shoeing a horse with a quarter crack can include:

• The hoof wall trimmed away below the crack - removes contact with and resultant movement/pressure from the shoe.
  

• A bar shoe - bars on the shoes placed in the optimum position for support and immobilisation of the hoof wall
  

• Natural balance type shoes to assist in breakover, and reduce pressure on the quarters
  

• Luwex® pads with support composites (above R) to help in stabilisation of the hoof wall, weight distribution and support.
  

You are on pg 4 of the pages on treatment of a Quarter crack , and Horse shoeing and hoof care for equine quarter cracks in co-operation with farrier and vet