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1.131 1.132

Figs. 1.129–1.132 Hoof crack. (1.129) Quarter crack. (1.130) Radiograph of the foot showing chronic
remodelling of the abaxial margin of the distal phalanx subsequent to a chronic quarter hoof crack.
(1.131, 1.32) Quarter crack following debridement, floating of the heel and shoeing with a heart-bar shoe.
(Photo 1.130 courtesy Graham Munroe)

1.133 1.134

Figs. 1.133, 1.134 Hoof crack. (1.133) Filling of a toe crack with a thermoplastic compound after the crack
has been debrided and thoroughly cleaned. (1.134) Stabilisation of the toe crack by application of a reinforced
plastic patch, which is glued to the dorsal wall. (Photos courtesy Graham Munroe)