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hi dno if anyone can help me??
my horse keeps developing this rash where he gets these small lumps over his back/barrel/shoulder area. its insanely itchy to the point where if left without rugs hel scratch the skin raw to the point that its bleeding but he will also rip rugs off himself continuously. problem has been going on for about a year (iv owned the horse 2 and a half years) and the amount of rugs hes ripped off himself is unreal! its like an allergic reaction or heat rash or something but the problem is its not continuously there but it does flare up quite often and last for long periods (months at a time) wev tried to work out the cause at first we thought it was a change in the washing liquid his rugs/numnahs were washed in but since then the problem has dissapeared and reflared without the liquid being changed or any rugs etc being altered! hes not had any diff haylage/feed/bedding to normal goes out in the same field he has done for the last 2 years, hes bathed regularly in the same stuff he always has been (fairy liquid) is alwasy washed down after exercise, is clipped regularly but again oil is the same hes always had and the flare ups dont seem to show any relation to this. had a vet look but she was pretty clueless tbh so thought id ask around a few knowledgeable horsey people and see if anyone else had come across something similar? any help would be much appreciated feel so sorry for him! thank you x
 
My horse has a very similar problem but not quite the same . They do appear to be itchy but doesn't scratch him self just enjoys s good groom
 
Sorry phone playing up . To cut a very long story short it's been going on & off now for the last 3 year's. I have had blood test done & no allergies showed up . So my vet put it down to a seasonal thing ?? Very annoying . Some times he gets so covered in them I have to give him predindale 5 tablets to control them . I have tried so many things mainly coming up short just when you think you have found the cause . But I have found a link to the lumps & alfa a .. so how I completely avoid any thing with alfa a & seems to be working . Pm me if you would like to go Into more detail as I have tried just about everything
 
My welsh cob had a very similiar problem, and like you the vets had no idea what it could be. So I got in touch with an elderly retired vet and I took his advice and have never had the problem again. The advice was to take his rugs off and not to rug him again, he was fully clipped at the time and January but the vet said he wouldn't freeze to death just feed him more hay. So now I just trace clip and stableover night.
 
Really sounds to good to be true lol.. mines a tb ? Very fine how do you think he would fair ? Def worth a try tho mine will just have to man up lol x
 
Well worth trying the vet also said that Horses don't feel the cold like we do .
You could try putting a light summer rug on if you are really worried but it is getting warmer now and their summer coats are coming.
 
Just a few things to consider possibly fairy liquid may remove to much natural oil from the horses skin and it may be better to buy shampoo that is made for horses as most have quite sensitive skin ,I only use non bio powder for rugs ect as enzymes in biological powder will cause itching. Other things that help skin I feed boiled linseed twice a week its great for skin and hair , also it will be worth feeding a balancer if you are not already doing so ,some times it is not what we feed but what we dont feed your horse could have a deficiency,so a balancer would help treat the skin from inside . I hope this helps .
 
thanks everyone for your replies, problem is hes a competition horse so he is fully clipped from head to toe all year round so dont think hed manage without rugs :/ his only feed is half a scoop of course mix hes a bit fussy and wont eat chaff anyway lol also not sure it can be the fairy liquid cause like i said iv washed him in it for 2 and a half years and only had this problem for the last year :/ trying to narrow down what is causing it is sooo hard!
 
It is very frustrating .. if you feed a pellet feed then I would look into what exactly is in it as they use binding agent's & some horse's can develop a reaction to it ? I was told this by a horse nutritionist . I now use allen & page as was advised to all the ingredients are apparently organic ? & mine seems to love it . Also global herb's were very helpful may be worth giving them a ring
 
My girl used to get something similar when she was on a semi deep litter shavings bed. Used to get antihistimanes from vet which used to clear lumps within a few days.

When we moved yards, she was still on shavings but full muck out each day and she's not had them since so, can only presume it was the bed.
 
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