Quarter Crack Treatmentand repairVarious strategies are employed in quarter crack treatment and repair, depending on the penetration, depth and extent of the quarter crack. A superficial sand crack can often be arrested by burning the top of the quartercrack to prevent it encroaching further. 
If the quarter crack is deep and threatens to split the hoof to the sensitive structures below - or if this penetration has already occurred - one or more of the techniques presented in the following pages may be employed.
See this hoof after specific, individual quarter crack treatment The primary aims in quartercrack treatment and repair are
Each individual quarter crack treatment program is based on initial steps that:
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