horrible dull coats!

[zoon]

I hate how the horses look at this time of year - their coats are changing and they look dull and moth eaten. I am also covered in hair and dust from hours of grooming! When he's been attacked with the rubber curry comb and bathed (its still fly sheet weather here - lovely and sunny) he's all lovely and shiney, but give it 24 hours and he's all dull and scurfy.

Anything I can give him to help? I was thinking of adding equijewel in early to his feed as he normally has it in winter to help keep the weight on. Someone else has suggested redcell or similar - but how will that help?

 

[Chico Mio]

Oil of some sort. I use soya but there are plenty of 'horse' ones out there. Good for coat and skin condition and energy/weight - also good for your pocket

I also use a slosh of cider vinegar for joints but some people say it's good for coats too. My two are particularly shiny at the moment, even with their winter coats coming through.

 

[Creaturescape]

I was having this problem and was greatly envying the shiney, shiney coats of some of my fellow livery people.

Then my YO recomended feeding grass nuts - not for shiney coats, in fact I can't even remember why, which is a bit sad, but he likes them and he's having them and he's now remarkably shiney.

I have since found that all the other shiney horses I envied so much are also on grass nuts.

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

you could clip him? bebevit quite good for coats, or the cheap and chearful veg, corn,or soya oil? or linseed oil or cooked linseed?

 

[AmyMay]

Pop some oil in his feed. Regardless of the time of year, no horse should be scurfy. And the oil will help his skin and coat.