How did your horse develop a crack in one of his seemingly impenetrable feet, and what can you do to halt its advance?. Diet - Selenium or copper deficiency can be detrimental to the health of the hoof wall as it becomes less resistant to fungus Infection - An infection that develops near the structure of the foot can cause cracks to develop in the hoof Injury - Cracks can occur from an injury as well damage to. He said that its a fungal infection, and the crack will grow at the same rate as the hoof, so it will pretty.
The farrier pointed it out, and basically it looks like a perfect triangle grass crack on the front of the horses' toes. I'm trying to remember the name of the toe fungal infection two of the horses have right now. Notching the hoof at the top of the crack does nothing but weaken the wall further and create a.
So, if your horse has a stubborn toe crack or quarter crack, look for flaring around the crack. Horse shoe nails can be weak spots that crack up, and are entry points for the afore mentioned fungal infections in and of themselves. Download Link fungus in toe crack of horse
