Bald patches - advice please

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Breeze has started to show bald patches along his back on either side of his spine. He is rugged 24/7 because his skin cannot cope with getting wet and comes out in lumps ever since he was soaked through in his first winter (he is now 3). He was appallingly itchy over summer which I put down to sweet itch (I now dont think it was but is allergy related)and his coat constantly appears to be greasy.scurfy. I was really expecting him to go into spring with a gorgeous coat but over the last 2 weeks it had started to look 'fluffy' on his back and last night I found 3 bald patches on one side. Tonight there are more patches on both sides several inches across and it is coming out in handfuls. He is fed 1 measure of baileys lo-cal (250g) and a small scoop of speedi beet to mix his magnesium in, he was also having spillers fibre cubes (150g) up to a few weeks ago but had only had these for a couple of months over the worst of winter. I will have the vet out on monday or tuesday but would really appreciate any suggestions anyone can make. Could the speedi beet cause this, I seem to remember someone mentioning their horse being allergic to it. I also want to bath him tomorrow, I figure if I can get the grease and scurf out it can only help, any suggestions on what to use. The skin on the bald patches appears very dry and almost 'thickened' but not sore or rubbed and he hasnt got wet at all over the winter. Can anyone suggest any homeopathic remedies that may help, I was thinking sulphur but not sure if it is the right one. Sorry this is so long!
 
My colt has got a few little bald patches, and he's very scurrfy atm, Im going to de-lice him just to be on the safe side!
Try aloe gel on the bald patches, it works wonders!
 
Thanks sophie221, it's reassuring to hear of another pony with same problem. I have some aloe gel in the tackroom somewhere, will have to dig it out! Worried he is going to be bald all over his back soon.

Magicmillbrook, luckily it isn't ringworm - did cross my mind but they aren't round and there is more about to fall out over next few days.

Thank you!
 
MY HW cob has similar bald patches, but only during the winter when he is rugged up and only where he is not clipped. The vet spent ages looking into every possibility and trying treatments (for lice, for ringworm, bacterial, fungal, etc.). In the end we had to do a biopsy and sent it to a specialist dermatologist - an allergy! Unknown cause, no cure! However I have found that a good cooler fleece under all his other rug helps a lot so I am wondering if he gets pockets of moisture which get trapped and cause the problem.

Hope your vet sorts it out, but if it's none of the usual stuff, try the rug!
 
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