Itchy horses!!! SOS!!!! Help!

[GreenGreenGrass]

Hello, My horse and the horses he grazes with have become particularly itchy in the last couple of months. The problem have been itching mane and flank area where the fur divides as well as girth and shoulder area and sometimes under neck. Recently horses got sores where they have been itching so much. Have tried lice powder and insecticide shampoo as well as imaveral. Any advice or opinions welcome. Want to try a few other things before vet. Also does anyone know a good live powder?? Thank you.

 

[ThePony]

Could they be getting a bit warm? With this unseasonaly warm weather alot of horses are over rugged - not enough to do harm, but over time can certainly make them very itchy.

 

[leskaneen]

Stop -itch(thats what its actually called) cream-my welshie used to rub his mate completely off before i discovered it-works a treat!!

 

[GreenGreenGrass]

We have taken rugs off and at night are all wearing light weights. Thank you for advice

 

[GreenGreenGrass]

Just thinking it could be something more serious as they were never this itchy before?

 

[Puppy]

Have you introduced anything new in their feed?

 

[GreenGreenGrass]

No been fed the same thing all winter and one horses doesn't have a fed

 

[HazyXmas]

My mare's been itchy too for about 5 months now, changed her to Pure feed which did help but am wondering if it's midges as it's been so mild.

A friend mentioned Stop-itch, what is it & what do u do with it?

 

[bumper]

I used Malaseb shampoo with my itchy horse, in the Autumn, from the vet. Seems it's for cats and dogs with dermatitis according to the label, but it worked.

 

[GreenGreenGrass]

Did ur horse have anything like lice or mites? And that's why the use of shampoo or was it just as horse was itchy?? And stop itch I'm looking into as someone mentioned it earlier.

 

[GreenGreenGrass]

Did ur horse have anything like lice or mites? And that's why the use of shampoo or was it just as horse was itchy?? And stop itch I'm looking into as someone mentioned it earlier.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Don't know if offering any enlightenment: but this winter has been so mild that there's loads of midges around. Mines got sweet itch and on Christmas Day (!!!!) I had to put him out in his sweet itch protective rug, which I've never ever had to do before at that time of year. Usually I start looking out for the dreaded midges from around the half-term/February break; but this year is exceptional.

So its just a thought: perhaps yours are getting bitten by midges??