quarter crack

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–noun Veterinary Pathology.

Origin:
1895–1900

sand crack

–noun Veterinary Pathology.

a crack or fissure in the hoof of a horse, extending from the coronet downward toward the sole, caused by a dryness of horn.

Also called quarter crack.

Origin:
1745–55

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sand crack
Function: noun
: a fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing lameness

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