MARK HUMPHREY FARRIER remedial & surgical case studies
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Quarter Crack Repair
The images below show a repair that we carried out to a complicated quarter crack. The quarter crack was cleaned, debrided and keyed ready for the drain to be made with imprint granules. We then fixed a straw in place and covered it with imprint granules to create the drain so the crack could be flushed out. Finally, Jameg hoof repair was moulded over the top of the drain to give extra strength in the area, the straw was removed and the area tidied for a clean finish.
treating a vertical crack
![vertical crack](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/3/9/12399072/526x728.jpg?1465044284)
In this first photo you can see we have quite a nasty Vertical Crack in the hoof wall.
![Denrided crack](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/3/9/12399075/528x733.jpg?1465044251)
The wall has now been debrided and cleaned ready for the insertion of Imprint Hoof Repair granules.
![Default image](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405312/528x738.jpg?1465044127)
When added to glue, the Imprint granules can be moulded to fill the crack...
![Crack filled in](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/3/9/12399078/528x743.jpg?1465044320)
... and then rasped down for a tidy finish.
LATERAL EXTENSIONS
![Making a Lateral extension shoe](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405366/528x960.jpg?1465044415)
Here you can see the fabrication of the lateral extensions.
![finished shoes with extension](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405372/519x655.png?1571842861)
...and how the finished shoes look.
![Shoes fitted to foot](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405375/528x960.jpg?1465044488)
Now applied to the foot and prepared for filling.
![Lateral extension filled in](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405378/528x960.jpg?1465044524)
The shoe glue is then applied to build up the hoof and cover the extension.
removing a keratoma
various cases
![laminitic shoeing](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405813/720x720.jpg?1465047558)
Here you can see how I made a Centre Bar Shoe adding Vettec firm pad material, giving caudal hoof support to a complex laminitic where direct frog pressure could not be achieved.
![Gel Pad](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405600/578x578.jpg?1465046396)
Here I fitted a Third Millennium Tractor Pad with P3 gel pack underneath. Used for support cushioning and protection.
![Plastic bar shoe](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405663/526x532.jpg?1465046806)
Here you can see an Equieze Plastic Bar Shoe with P3 caudal gel pack. The shoe has been graduated on the lateral side to encourage level footfall and even-weight bearing.
![Plastic bar shoe with stud holes](https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/43/5/2/435256/12/4/0/12405555/442x452.jpg?1465046979)
This is another Equieze Shoe this time with stud holes that was applied to an Eventer, giving flexibile support with less weight than a steel shoe.