Any ideas on this? (pic)

[MissSBird]

I have an idea what it might be, so I would like to stress that it is not my horse. It belongs to a friend in America so I've never even seen this horse in person.

 

[Smurphy]

looks like a burn

 

[Sarah Sum1]

I agree with Smurphy, it does look a lot like a burn of some sort.

 

[Gal]

A burn to me too? Sunburn or a reaction to plants then rubbing? I do hope your friends horse gets better soon.

 

[Sussexbythesea]

Looks like a burn or what my sister (who lives in Virginia) calls a bad case of the "creeping crud" which is a bit like mud fever or rain scald caused by bacteria getting a hold in the the hot humid air they experience out there.

 

[Ellies_mum2]

I thought maybe rainscald ?

 

[Nailed]

Photosensitiviy.. UVitis..

severe sun burn.

Gently clense with saltwater /hibiscrub, then cover with a thin layer of sudocreme.

Lou x

 

[MissSBird]

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Looks like a burn or what my sister (who lives in Virginia) calls a bad case of the "creeping crud" which is a bit like mud fever or rain scald caused by bacteria getting a hold in the the hot humid air they experience out there.

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No humidity where she lives so not likely to be that.

I'll pass on everyones opinions - Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[skewbaldpony]

phyto-photo sensitivity - where in America? I'd go for northwest, and alsike clover poisoning.
Am I close?

 

[MissSBird]

Impressive! she'd be around there yes.

Fresh pictures from today, poor girly it looks so painful. Apparently though she's not sensitive to it being touched on her legs and doesn't seem tender. She seemed to really enjoy her shoulders being bathed, and then was flinching when they dried off.

One shoulder

Other shoulder

legs

 

[macnachtan]

Looks like a reaction to fly spray. Rain scald, at least around here, stays primarily on the back and not the legs.

 

[skewbaldpony]

Hmmm. If it was allergy, I'd expect to see it affecting the pigmented areas also?
Check her mucus membranes and get her in out of the sun and off that pasture - check the pasture for clover.
Clover poisoning can cause liver damage and death, so if not already consulted, I'd get the vet in a bit quick.

 

[Kenzo]

Has your friend used any new fly spray?

I have seen this before with horses that have re-acted badly to Powerfazer fly spray, due their sensetive skin, just a thought.

 

[kellyeaton]

i would say reaction or allergy to something!

 

[Cahill]

sap from hogweed??

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

Also, could be mites or some other parasite on the skin, as there are marks on the skin itself which look like she has been rubbing it on fencing or something........
Has she had the vet out to look at it?! as she may want to seriously consider doing so if not as it looks bl**dy sore

If she is enjoying having it bathed then Id make sure your friend is doing it regularly, and any treatments she is giving the horse on the skin at the moment (fly sprays etc) stop them until this has been solved!

As lou said putting something like vaseline or sudocrem over it will help sooth it and keep flys off it!

 

[Rouletterose]

Has she not had the vet out? it looks soooooo sore, poor thing, I've never seen anything like it before so can't be any help sorry, but I would have the vet out like now.

 

[Cahill]

http://www.letsgogardening.co.uk/Information/GiantHogweed.htm

it caused sunburn on mine with pink noses.luckily it cleared up within a week of moving them.

i dont think we get the `giant` sort here but you can see it all along the verges at the moment(it looks like cow parsley that we have in the spring but different leaves.)

http://www.coquitlam.ca/Residents/Public+Safety/Health+Safety/Giant+Hogweed.htm

 

[MissSBird]

I'm trying to convince her to get the vet - I certainly would have by now. but it's a difficult situation and a bit of a culture clash so she won't always listen to me. Doing what I can though

 

[kerilli]

i have seen very very similar damage which was sunburn on a pink nose. i'd cover with nappy-rash cream (sudocrem or similar), as often as possible, if she doesn't want to get the vet.

 

[skewbaldpony]

It could be sunburn, or allergy, but can I just reiterate, if she has clover in her fields, especially if she is in the norhtwestern states of the USA, she should really get the vet because clover poisoning can be fatal.
It comes about if there is a certain mould on the clover, I think, and causes phyto photosensitivity on white bits.
I'm not clear how that leg's got sunburned - it's usually the nose first, isn't it?

 

[treena]

this is definately a case of photo sensitivity. can be caused by damage to the liver, by toxins eaten or absorbed. frequently seen in horses that have eaten ragwort. try a liver tonic and a detox. i would put a fly rug on her and keep her out the sun till it is resolved. its likend to severe sun burn on us. needs treating else can lead to skin cancers. hope this helps

 

[charlie76]

Agree with photosensitivity.
St Johns Wort also causes it.