Can anyone reccomend anything to stop my pony being so itchy please?

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As the title really... I bought a pony last week that has sweet itch. I have electric fenced the paddock so that he cant rub on anything, he's got a rug on but i just wondered if anyone could reccomend a product to stop him feeling itchy?
As soon as i bring him on to the yard to tack him up he tries to rub on everything - poor thing!
Also, how often should i bath him?
Thankyou for any advice.
 
baby oil but in summer only use under a fly rig as will burn skin - used it for 2 summers now nothing else and it soothes and flies dont like it - rub it in at nightt down neck and top of tail every 2-3 days - perfect i have full mane an tail - fly sprays didnt work fly sheet helped but wasnt perfect but baby oil been brill :) xx
 
We put aloe vera on our pony's tail to soothe the itch (obviously not if its sore) Matalan did an aloe gel with insect repellent in it too. We also feed him seven piriton a day in his feed (thankfully our local chemist sells pots of 500 for £7!). Ours needs a sweet itch hoody to protect him well - fits better around the tail.. Regular baths with a lavendar/tea tree shampoo help too - but not in this cold weather!

Forgot to say, remember to put anti midge cream on his itchy parts when hacking out, or theres no point protecting him in the field if he gets bitten when ridden!
 
Thankyou for the ideas so far, i'm looking for something to soothe his skin so will give some of the suggestions a try. Has anyone tried any feed supplements to stop itching?
 
I've found NSF d-itch useful in past.
Had one horse that went wet would rub on anything, fine till it starts raining and I'm at work, and they don't make horsey rain hats.

But it worked really well
 
I agree with the D-itch from NAF.

One thing that will help to alleviate the itching is Neem Oil.
Mix 5 mls Neem 3 mls of shampoo to 1 litre of hot water and wash him all over with that.

Neem will help alleviate the itching and will keep the gnats away.

I use it for a lot of things - keeps fleas and ticks off the dogs, kills red mite in the chickens, keeps slugs snails and Cabbage White butterflies off the garden.

Wonderful stuff. I used it a bit last two years but have gone for it in a big way this year and found it better than they say.
 
Foxhunter49 said:
I agree with the D-itch from NAF.

One thing that will help to alleviate the itching is Neem Oil.
Mix 5 mls Neem 3 mls of shampoo to 1 litre of hot water and wash him all over with that.

Neem will help alleviate the itching and will keep the gnats away.

I use it for a lot of things - keeps fleas and ticks off the dogs, kills red mite in the chickens, keeps slugs snails and Cabbage White butterflies off the garden.

Wonderful stuff. I used it a bit last two years but have gone for it in a big way this year and found it better than they say.
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I agree with neem. I think you get better results if you deal with skin problems from the inside out. I feed neem leaf in an infusion with the feed together with linseed.

This is particularly useful as you will be aware, the sweet itch is an allergic reaction to the saliva of the Culicoides midges, which some horses are prone too.

Both neem leaf on its own, and linseed on its own helped my horse no end, so a combination of the two has relieved all the itchiness this year, and has meant that I have not had to put anthing on her skin to repair the damage caused by rubbing, as there hasn't been any.

I'm not keen myself on putting strong chemicals on her and would rather she built up some natural resistance to the Culicoides midge.
 
I rescued a little pony a few years ago and she was really itchy bless her, just couldn't stop rubbing to the point she made herself sore and started to get small raised lumps. I tried Avon skin so soft, Benzyl benzoate and called the vet, none of which helped. I rang Global Herbs and spoke to the vet and they recommended sarc-ex, seaweed and Restore which is a detox. Within a month she looked great.
 
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