Posted by SUSAN PROKOP on May 21, 2003 at 15:52:27:
I LIVE IN MINNESOTA WHERE WE HAVE HAD A VERY WET SPRING IM NOT SURE IF THAT IS PART OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM..MY 13 YEAR OLD QUARTER HORSE HAS A HORIZONTAL CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF HIS FRONT HOOF.IT STARTED AT THE BACK JUST BELOW THE HAIRLINE AND RAN ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE HOOF AND THEN ABOUT 1/8 INCH WIDE..WELL THE FERRIER CAME OUT AND TOOK A HOOF PICK AND CLEANED IT OUT AND IT WAS HOLLOW NOW ITS LIKE A SMALL CRATER...HE HAS NEVER BEEN LAME OR HAS NEVER FAVORED THIS..THE OTHER FRONT HOOF APPEARS TO MAYBE DOING THE SAME WITH A SMALL HORIZONTAL CRACK STARTED THERE...THE BOTTOM OF HIS HOOF IS HEALTHY AND HARD...IM LEAVING FOR S.D. NEXT MONTH HE HASNT BEEN SHOD YET.....PLEASE HELP..