I finally fixed a chronic quarter crack with a simple rasp trick

Had a mare with a quarter crack that kept re-opening for like 8 months. Tried all kinds of patches and glue but it just kept coming back. Then a old-timer at the Michigan Draft Horse Show told me to rasp the wall at a 45-degree angle just above the crack to relieve pressure. Been 4 months now and the hoof is solid - no more cracking. Anyone else got a weird fix that worked better than the textbook method?

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jason3282mo ago

Wait, did you file the wall at 45 degrees toward the coronary band or away from it? I heard a guy at the local feed store say that trick works but only if you do it right, otherwise it makes the crack worse.

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aaron_wilson172mo ago

You sure about that advice from the feed store guy @jason328? Filing toward the coronary band at that angle is just asking for the crack to split all the way up, everyone I've seen try it ends up with a mess. Better off just keeping the wall flat and letting the hoof grow out natural instead of chasing some shortcut.

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