HeyMich
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I'm a bit stumped. We've been away on hols for the past 10 days. Had a couple of friends come and see the horses twice daily, do field checks and top up water etc. No one has mentioned any strange goings-on, and the horses all appear happy and healthy on my return.
However, my mare seems to have lost a good chunk of her mane. It's not been cut, it's been rubbed. It looks like it's been rubbed under a poorly fitting full-neck rug, but she hasn't had a rug on since April! (Neither of the friends would put rugs on without telling me, they know my stance on over-rugging!). Could she be rubbing it on a fence post or side of the field shelter maybe? Her and her field companion do groom each other a lot, so could the other one have nibbled it away? She doesn't have sweet itch and their field is quite breezy, so we don't get too many flies/midgies. Could it just be the hot weather? I'm baffled.
How do I treat it now? There's no sore skin, no signs of mites etc. Neem oil?
Thanks all x
However, my mare seems to have lost a good chunk of her mane. It's not been cut, it's been rubbed. It looks like it's been rubbed under a poorly fitting full-neck rug, but she hasn't had a rug on since April! (Neither of the friends would put rugs on without telling me, they know my stance on over-rugging!). Could she be rubbing it on a fence post or side of the field shelter maybe? Her and her field companion do groom each other a lot, so could the other one have nibbled it away? She doesn't have sweet itch and their field is quite breezy, so we don't get too many flies/midgies. Could it just be the hot weather? I'm baffled.
How do I treat it now? There's no sore skin, no signs of mites etc. Neem oil?
Thanks all x