Orangehorse
Well-Known Member
Well I discovered where the swelling was coming from, and feeling more than a little guilty about this.
My horse has a sort of "mud fever" condition in the fold of the skin just behind his elbow right at the top of his off-fore. There is a long crack in his skin and a couple of spots on his elbow. So I was right when I thought there was something like a rub from some mud - like a girth gall, but not a girth gall as it is too far forward - but I hadn't realised the extent.
Poor horse. He doesn't seem too bothered and I have put on some Equine America Fungatrol cream, which smells nice and has always cleared up any case of mud fever very quickly.
This is a lesson in being more particular about grooming, etc.
It has only come on in the last few days, perhaps I didn't give him a good enough groom after the last lesson when he was hot and sweaty.
My horse has a sort of "mud fever" condition in the fold of the skin just behind his elbow right at the top of his off-fore. There is a long crack in his skin and a couple of spots on his elbow. So I was right when I thought there was something like a rub from some mud - like a girth gall, but not a girth gall as it is too far forward - but I hadn't realised the extent.
Poor horse. He doesn't seem too bothered and I have put on some Equine America Fungatrol cream, which smells nice and has always cleared up any case of mud fever very quickly.
This is a lesson in being more particular about grooming, etc.
It has only come on in the last few days, perhaps I didn't give him a good enough groom after the last lesson when he was hot and sweaty.