Quarter crack

Quarter crack

A quarter crack is a term used by horsemen to describe a vertical split in a horse hoof wall at or about the quarter or widest part of the hoof. Quarter cracks are not an uncommon injury in horses worked extensively in horseshoes. [citeweb|url=http://www.andalusians-for-you.com/quarter-crack.html|title=Quarter cracks: What are quarter cracks?|publisher=www.andalusians-for-you.com|accessdate=2008-06-07]

One of the horses who suffered a quarter crack was Big Brown, before the 2008 Belmont Stakes. [citeweb|url=http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=32698|title=Big Brown suffered from quarter crack|publisher=www.ntra.com|accessdate=2008-06-07]

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  • quarter crack — n. SANDCRACK …   English World dictionary

  • quarter crack — noun a crack on the inside of a horse s forefoot • Hypernyms: ↑sand crack * * * noun : a sand crack usually in a horse s forefoot * * * Vet. Pathol. See sand crack. [1895 1900] * * * quarter crack, a crack in the side wall of a horse s hoof… …   Useful english dictionary

  • quarter crack — a sand crack on the quarter (medial aspect of the hoof) …   Medical dictionary

  • quarter crack — noun crack in a horses forefoot; a sand crack …   Wiktionary

  • quarter crack — Vet. Pathol. See sand crack. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

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  • sand crack — noun a fissure in the wall of a horse s hoof often causing lameness • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease • Hyponyms: ↑toe crack, ↑quarter crack * * * noun : a fissure or lesion in the hoof wall of a horse often causing lameness see quarter crack …   Useful english dictionary

  • sand crack — Vet. Pathol. a crack or fissure in the hoof of a horse, extending from the coronet downward toward the sole, caused by a dryness of horn. Also called quarter crack. [1745 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • sand crack — noun A vertical fissure in the wall of a horses hoof; a quarter crack …   Wiktionary

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