very painful and prevents the use of the horse. In most 

 of these quartercracks one side is lapped over on the other 

 one-quarter or three-eighths of an inch, and from the con- 

 tinual expansion and contraction of the foot while the horse 

 is in action the lapped parts are continually working against 

 one another as the foot expands with the weight of horse 

 on it, and contracts when the foot is lifted up. This kind 

 of action of the split horn at the coronet is what prevents 

 it from knitting. The first thing to do is to apply a few 

 poultices which will get the foot soft. If the foot or quar- 

 ter is contracted apply a hoof expander. In fixing the foot 

 rasp the foot as low as possible without making it tender, 

 at both heels and toes. Do not cut any sole or bars out or 

 cut the heels open with the knife, have the side of foot where 

 the crack is on the lowest or you can have that part of the 

 shoe quite thin, so that the jar or concussion will be on all 

 parts of foot, except the quartercrack. Use a bar shoe 

 with plenty of frog pressure, a plain shoe is best. If you 

 have to have calks, place the heel calk on cracked side 

 ahead of crack on shoe if possible. If the crack is close to 

 the heel, take the bearing of foot away from the shoe by 

 Cutting the heel down. Now cut the horn away on the side 

 that is lapped over the other the full length of the quarter- 

 crack, cut the horn away one-quarter of an inch each side 

 of the crack at the coronet, if it bleeds a little it will not 

 hurt. Now a blister at the coronet above and on each side 

 of the crack will be beneficial to start the growth down 

 solid, if it should crack open again apply a stronger one. 

 After the crack starts to grow down solid, apply a little of 

 the blistering ointment every week or ten days but do not 

 let it blister, just use enough to keep it sweating, it will 

 toughen and soften the horn as it grows down. A rivet or 

 clamp drawing the edges of crack together as near the 

 coronet as possible, to hold it together and strengthen it will 

 be very beneficial. A salve or ointment formally made by 



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