Hoof cracks can occur at any time and are not breed or sport specific, notes Bill Moyer, DVM, professor and head of the Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery at Texas A&M University.

Hoof cracks in the wall of the horse’s foot can range from being little more than a cosmetic blemish to a serious cause of lameness and pain. They can run vertically or horizontally, when they ...

"Hoof cracks are a common problem and can affect any part of the foot, causing variable lameness," began Kent Carter, DVM, MS, a professor of equine lameness at Texas A&M University.

ELMONT, N.Y. — Big Brown, an exceptional thoroughbred, has a very common problem: a quarter crack, which is a split in the wall of a hoof.