Horse Allergic to sweat? HELP!!

[TedwinkleJumper]

Hiya all, need some help here, after two heavy rides where my horse sweated up and got hot (hunting) he has come up with lumps around the saddle/ shoulder area, he is always well washed off normally just with water. Around his shoulder was swollen and hot so i washed it with medicated shampoo, it improved loosing the heat and most of the swelling after the vet came and gave him a injection to make sure he didn't get a infection but he is now left with a lot of small lumps... any ideas on how to get rid of these/ anyone had experience with this?
Thanks!

 

[huntley]

Had exactly the same with one of ours but he would swell up mostly under his tummy. It was quite painful. I am sorry to say we never really sorted it, but covering the whole area with baby oil before he went hunting did help. I am not sure whether it is a reaction to sweat or a reaction to something in the mud out hunting. Very careful washing off with nothing added to the water and not letting him get too hot overnight helps. I don't use washing powder when washing his numnah and girth either. I hope you find a way of managing it, but all the above does help ours.

 

[suzysparkle]

I have come across a Horse with something similar to this. He would literally rub himself along the wall and really damage his skin as well.

We found having him fully clipped, all year, really helped. Also, using a thick lambskin numnah helped (absorbs the sweat), and covering anything that had elastic on it (like breastplates and boots). The best thing though was a homepoathic remedy which helped enormously - so I would try this. I know many people don't believe in it but for these sorts of things I reckon it's well worth trying. You do need to go through a proper homeopath, not googling and buying in boots. Is not expensive.

 

[LizzieJ]

I'm having the same problems but just a word of caution - the lambs wool numnah has made it much worse this year I have no idea why but for the first time my hunter has had to have time off after I bought them thinking they would improve things!

 

[cobbie]

I had something similar happen with my traditional cob. I normally keep him fully clipped all year round, as he just cannot cope with being too hot. Last November he was clipped and grew his coat back very quickly, but there was a delay with clipping again (i have someone clip him as i don't have my own clippers).
When my cob is hairy he is mammoth, but i still rug him as he is a woss in the rain etc. I also continued to ride, where he would sweat but i'd always wash him down.
I then started to notice odd lumps come up on his body, located near his saddle area and the top of his hindquarters. They weren't ozzing anything, but they did have a point on them and where no bigger than a marble.
Over the space of a few weeks some of these lumps would go down, but others would come up, and we were baffled. Some did get a bit weepy, but that was maybe my fault for scratching the tops of them

I did alot of looking into this and spoke to lots of people and one thing came up quite alot - rain scald.

(i took this defination of the internet as it better explains it)

Rain rot is one of the most common skin infections seen in horses. It is also referred to as "rain scald" or "streptothricosis". The organism that causes rain rot appears and multiplies in warm, damp conditions where high temperature and high humidity are present. This condition is not life-threatening, so don't worry. However, while the horse has rain rot, any equipment that may rub and irritate the infected skin (such as saddles and leg wraps) should be eliminated.

I was quite surprised, but the above description did fit - he was far too hairy, got too hot and sweaty.

So i treated them as Rain scald - we washed the effected area's in hibiscrub, and let as much air get to his skin as possible and i also fed a course of NAF D-Tox (a wonder product)
Within 2 weeks the lumps had gone, and he was later able to be clipped agian.
He's just finishing the last tub of D-Tox now (he had 2 in total), i kept him on it just to be sure, but so far so good no more lumps.

I hope that helps??

 

[sunshine19]

I'm having the same problems but just a word of caution - the lambs wool numnah has made it much worse this year I have no idea why but for the first time my hunter has had to have time off after I bought them thinking they would improve things!

My friend’s horse also had a terrible reaction to a Nuumed wool numnah. She used it once for a gentle hack. When she took the saddle off, her horses back was roasting hot, soaking with sweat and felt lumpy to touch. She hosed the area off with cold water. The horse itched itself red raw and she had to call the vet. The vet said it looked likely it was an allergic reaction to the lanolin in the wool. She contacted Nuumed, the managing director told her it couldn't be the wools fault, it must have been dirt on the horse’s back! The email they sent to her was embarrassingly unprofessional. Terrible customer care!