Freezemark has gone bald (is this normal?) (not a grey horse)

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Ronnie was Freezmarked at the start of September, and he was a total idiot to do, went bonkers despite 4-5 units of sedalin. So, the process wasn't easy and the poor lady who did it got quite a battering
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Immediately all the hair fell out - and 5 weeks later it still hasn't regrown. Is this normal? Thank goodness I had it done on his shoulder (thanks CBAnglo for the advice) as otherwise I don't think I'd be able to ride.

Should I leave it or use something on it to help the hair grow back?

Don't know if it makes any difference but he's a chetnutty-bay colour.
 
I have been trying to remember back to when I had mine done; I think that they did go bald for a while, but not 5 weeks. My cob made a fuss and his scabbed over very quickly so I assumed the iron had done its work very quickly. It could be that your horses has been a bit overdone I suppose if he was making a fuss - a bald mark is created by just holdeing the iron on longer and acutally damaging the hair follicules so much so that the hair doesn't grow any more.
 
The hair does normally fall out, but it usually starts to grow back pretty much straight away. I don't think putting anything on it would help but it might be worth a try - cornucresene is supposed to be good for hair growth.

I'd give the lady a call and ask her opinion. As parsley says, the bald mark put on greys is done by holding the iron on longer, so it might be that it was on too long as he was messing about.
 
I think I may have told you about my horrendous story (and no it wasnt on the shoulder).

I used megatek rebuilder and about 30% of the hair grew back. After a year, about 75% has grown back and that is the best I can hope for (and certainly a lot more than the freezemarking company thought possible). You may have to wait for a coat change to see the true extent of the damage. It shouldnt be bald after 5 weeks. Is the skin black or pink and scabby?

For this reason I would never get it done on the saddle area again.
 
The skin is black and a bit scabby on one of the letters - the scabs fell off after two days on all the other letters. All letters are bald.

I'll try the Megatek stuff then.

It was your tale that made me decide to go for the shoulder - if anything can go wrong with Ronnie, it has. (and this has proved it).

75% regrowth would be a help.

What a nightmare situation for you though.
 
I had my bay horse done 3 years ago. The lady asked what breed he was as that helps determine how long to hold the irons on for (longer for a native than a tb for example). My horse is 1/2 tb, 1/2 native. I think she must have held them on for a native length of time as most of it is still bald!
 
Yes I think because he was expressing his displeasure so violently, the irons ending up being left on too long. I wouldn't appotion blame on her though, as Ronnie really was being utterly unimpressed by the process.
 
I have had mine done on the saddle area with both of mine and have never had a problem. Ru's didn't take the first time and was redone on the 9th August and is only just showing hair growth now.
 
Mine was upset by the process ... but only after the second iron had been left on too long, which has been admitted.

Black skin means that the skin has healed. My boy's was pink for 24 weeks (of course could not be ridden in this time). To be honest, a bald mark on the shoulder is unlikely to affect him - it is only the saddle area where you will have a problem with rubbing, hence why I am a pedant about changing his sheepskin numnahs etc. He cant be ridden in anything else otherwise the skin rubs raw again.
 
Yep!!.

TBH it never occured to me that there was ever a problem. She was never uncomfortable with it .....and I just thought that the hair growth thing was her. And yes the hair is white
 
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