Hair loss

Armas

Armas

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I am in a dilemma I love my boys long flowing maine. However over the sumer he has lost a few inches above the whithers I believe its dues to the fly rug (Amigio light weight with neck cover ) I am so sad ;-(
Luckily the worst of the flies are over so he now does not need it. However winter will be upon us soon and Ill have to rug him up. I am now worries that this will further exacerbate the problem. He has an amigo Rambo turnout rug.
How do you all keep your horses maine's in tip top condition ?
What is the best supplement for hair growth ?
 
Slinkyunicorn said:
Combo rugs are the worst for rubbing out manes:( - I never use them.

With the amount of mane Armas has I would just use 'normal' rugs with no necks - his mane will grow back:)
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How long does it typically take ? He has lost about 4'' around the withers its about 1/2'' long.
 
Simple - don't use neck covers. ;)

I have an Amigo Mio and I cut the neck section off it. I've also cut the neck off a Rhino turnout. It's no good having an arab with half a mane and they don't get cold in standard necked rugs anyway.

The grey in the Rhino.

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The chestnut is in the same rug, minus the neck section and plus lots of mud.

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I only buy standard neck rugs now.

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How long does it typically take ? He has lost about 4'' around the withers its about 1/2'' long.
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It took 6 months for the mane to look OK again, a year for it to be fully grown (it was a long mane though).
 
Depends how fast his hair grows - my cob grows her mane at about an inch a month - is ridiculously good at growing the stuff:D My grey boy took nearly a year to grow his mane back properly from being rubbed out by a rug BUT he is a WB so doesn't grow mane like Armas:) and manes may grow more slowly over the winter with less daylight etc
 
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