Posted by Jack Hammonds on April 25, 2001 at 02:00:41:
In Reply to: NAVICULAR & QUARTER CRACKS posted by MEG OLIVER on April 24, 2001 at 12:23:58:
: I AM TO SHOE A HORSE (NEW CUSTOMER) THIS WEEK WHO HAS BEEN RADIOGRAPHED AND DIAGNOSED BY THE VET AS HAVING NAVICULAR. THE HORSE ALSO HAS A BLEEDING QUARTER CRACK THAT TRAVELS VERTICALLY FROM THE CORONET HALFWAY DOWN THE HOOF BUT DOES NOT REACH THE GROUND. IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN NAVICULAR AND QUARTER CRACKS? I PLAN TO USE TFT NAVICULAR SHOES AND QUARTER CRACK STAPLES TO STABILIZE THE CRACK. ANY SUGGESTIONS? MEG
Meg, you might look at a suggestion I made April 24, on the Farriers Helping Horse Owners With Cracking and Chipping Hoof Problems Bulletin Board. The crack you describe beginning at the coronet, running down, and bleeding sounds like a classic quarter crack, that is caused by pressure, resulting in something having to give, that being the hoof wall at the coronet. If it is not infected, there is a very good chance it will become so. The treatment I detailed is not that hard to do, and done correctly, gives excellent results. Good luck, Jack Hammonds