A Quarter Crack Left in the Dust
Pat and Judy Hubbert dealt with the same quarter crack problem for two years. They were told
by a fellow horsewoman, Jo Anne Carollo (owner of the APHA stallion we featured in our January 1999 newsletter)
how the Hoof-it team treated her horse's quarter crack problem.
Two years of little improvement made Pat and Judy willing to try anything so Pat called the Hoof-it team and
said, "Sign me up."
A week later Hoof-it farrier Steve Samet went to work on the
Hubberts' horse Smokes Mr. Nic (Mr.). Steve used Hoof-it's composite horseshoes for support and
comfort and stabilized the cracks with Hoof-it acrylic resin. Pat was able to ride Mr. right away.
Steve came back 4 weeks later to check Mr.'s progress. The cracks had healed down from the coronet band. Steve
put regular sliding shoes on. Much to Pat's and Judy's amazement, Mr. was able to work cows.
At 5 weeks, Mr. was show ready . . . first stop was the Rancho Murrieta Horse Show. Mr. was completely
back in full action, scoring 73‡ points in the cutting, and then went right back in to the working cow class and
picked up his final points to qualify for both classes for the upcoming 1999 AQHA World Show.
Owner and
rider Pat Hubbert commented with a smile, "Mr. is working like he did 2 years ago, before the quarter
cracks." The quarter cracks are growing out and a new solid hoof is growing in.
As of this writing,
Mr.'s quarter cracks are completely gone. We will keep you updated on Mr.'s performance.
