Crack Repair – Internet Video & Articles

Sutures, braided repair fabrics & repair adhesives are available from Sound Horse

ARTICLES

Cure Temperatures: If you are concerned about the exothermic cure temperatures of the standard acrylic adhesive (epoxy-methylmethacrylate… slow set) used in the equine industry, check out this brief article: https://soundhorse.com/technical-articles/adhesive/acrylic-adhesive-cure-temperatures/

Aaron Gygaxhttps://soundhorse.com/technical-articles/hoof-repair/quarter-crack-repair-technique/
A brief article with photos from soundhorse.com that shows a technique to use sutures to lace a quarter crack without penetrating the hoof wall. This was done by Aaron Gygax, a Swiss farrier, while he worked at Rood & Riddle with Dr. Scott Morrison. A bit more complicated but a useful technique to understand.

VIDEO

Doug Andersonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpW2F9fm-fY
A video from AFJ TV (American Farriers Journal) that shows a different technique used by Maryland farrier Doug Anderson.