I'm new / Sweet Itch question

[Roux]

Hey I'm new!

I live in Sydney, Australia and I have 5 horses, i am studying to be an osteo / chiropractor for humans and horses.

I have a 10 year old Thoroughbred gelding, a 13 year old welsh pony, a 9 year old 3/4 irish draught mare and a 3 year old Warmblood mare.

I recently purchased the WB mare and she has sweet itch, I was just wondering what treatments anyone uses for itchy horses?

She has a fly sheet on and a fly veil with ears attached.

I am taking her to her first show and would like her to not be looking bald!

I am willing to try anything as she is driving herself crazy trying to itch.

 

[midoak matrix]

i tried heaps of stuff with our shetland the supplement SCRATCH was pretty good but smelt so bad it was a problem geting her to eat it. Some strong fly spray that was supposed to b applied wearing rubbergloves and using a sponge yet my hands still smelled like it for weeks so i put a spray lid on,diluted dettol does the trick aswell, when she had dry sores i used my daughters nappy rash cream and we had a boet rug.
I tried every lotion,potion and supplement i could find its jst a matter of finding what works for your pony.x

 

[lyndy]

hi, im a newbie too, so hello everyone. I have a pony with sweat itch and Ive found that the best way to control it is get a boett rug on before the itching starts and use fly spray when riding and grooming etc.