ElleJS
Well-Known Member
One of my eventers has had a few skin issues this winter (vets not sure what it is but awful rash on belly, a bit on neck, under saddle that was super itchy and hair all came out so very sore & painful she also randomly had it last Spring as well) my thoughts could be sweat reaction that got infected but I am very vigilant and some may say possible OCD about her stable management so have never left sweat on her- any way she had to have steroids for it- ever since it seems to have ruined her coat, its thinner and coarser hair rather than thick & silky. The rash disappeared after the steroids and grew back quick. but now the tack rubs her coat which never happened before, the reins rub her neck, saddle rub her sides etc is almost rubbed it all off its so thin and i have dead sheeped all of her tack to stop this, she is a walking sheepskin!! I even put long towels under saddle as my legs rub her & I never wear spurs!!! She has antibacterial Bucas rugs and the rash has not come back but anyone have any ideas what more I can do? I'm assuming the only thing I can do is change her diet and I am about to use Arc Equine so hoping that will help too.
Horse info: This is what I feed when she is in full work 6/7 days a week (she is rising 7 16.hh KWPN mare, events at intermediate level & show jumping at 1m30 currently)
This feed regime works perfectly for her energy/work load balance and she is ideal weight. I'm really anti cereals.
2 scoops Saracen Re Leve
3 mugs Baileys outshine
3 scoops ready grass
2 mugs cereal free balancer
Split over 2 feeds. Ad lib hay, out for a few hours in day if possible (when not ridiculous snow/rain!) a very happy horse that lives to work. She is laid back in stable but buzzy ride. Grumpy mare sometimes with other horses and is grumpy doing her saddle since her skin problems up but isn't grumpy with the fairfax girth or as long as the girth has sheepskin on (sensitive mare huh!!) definitely hasn't got ulcers though.
Hope that info helps, would love ideas of anything I could do or if anyone thinks the steroids have caused the problem? I hate her not having a glossy coat like all my others! She is white grey so hard to make them shiny but its not healthy looking at the mo IMO. I'm tempted to clip her again as she has gone so cat hairy but not sure this is a good idea!
Horse info: This is what I feed when she is in full work 6/7 days a week (she is rising 7 16.hh KWPN mare, events at intermediate level & show jumping at 1m30 currently)
This feed regime works perfectly for her energy/work load balance and she is ideal weight. I'm really anti cereals.
2 scoops Saracen Re Leve
3 mugs Baileys outshine
3 scoops ready grass
2 mugs cereal free balancer
Split over 2 feeds. Ad lib hay, out for a few hours in day if possible (when not ridiculous snow/rain!) a very happy horse that lives to work. She is laid back in stable but buzzy ride. Grumpy mare sometimes with other horses and is grumpy doing her saddle since her skin problems up but isn't grumpy with the fairfax girth or as long as the girth has sheepskin on (sensitive mare huh!!) definitely hasn't got ulcers though.
Hope that info helps, would love ideas of anything I could do or if anyone thinks the steroids have caused the problem? I hate her not having a glossy coat like all my others! She is white grey so hard to make them shiny but its not healthy looking at the mo IMO. I'm tempted to clip her again as she has gone so cat hairy but not sure this is a good idea!