bite marks???

[mlm]

i have a 12.2 pony who has recently developed little bite marks over jaw line and neck. i am thinking it could be the midges although it is not affecting mane or tail. they are not weepy and are very small and look like she has a case of acne anyone have any ideas. they don't seem to be annoying her as she is not rubbing

 

[Shilasdair]

Sorry, it's me.....I didn't make it to the supermarket this week...and your pony looked quite delicious.
Hope you don't mind
S

 

[alicep]

midge bites -sounds like. my mare has it down her neck i just rub a bit of aloe vera and apply more flyspray! nothin more you can do really

 

[vhf]

Just a thoguht - your pony's not taken to nibbling thistles have they?
Had a pony at the yard once that looked like an acne flare-up, then caught him picking thistles out the hedge! When I looked closer, I actually found a thistle spike in his lip... They disappeared when we fenced him away from the hedge.

I also wonder what a nettle rash woud look like on similarly greedy pony?

 

[mlm]

no i don't think she is eating thistles. she does seem to suffer with the flies etc her eyes were quite sore then so got her a fly mask. i think i will put some soothing gel on and more fly spray