mallenders and sallenders...?

[joanne1920]

my cob has sallenders, diagnosed by the vet, he said to use pig oil and sulphur once a week on affected areas and on all legs up to kness/hocks in winter to help prevent mud fever...
my boy's has flared up again over past couple of days... anyone elses horse suffer with it? i feel like there arent many people around who have horses which do....

 

[muffy32]

yes, my horse suffers. I need to order some pig oil and sulphur but Im not sure where to get it from.

Most feathered horses suffer in varying degrees from what I can gather.

 

[WishfulThinker]

My cob has very greasy legs, with scurfy skin that occasionally cracks - but is never bloody/raw, jsut hardened cracked skin. I use Whal Dirty Beastie shampoo on it to get teh grease out and then the skin brushes away as it goes flaky.. I do really need to get some pig oil

 

[joanne1920]

i got my pig oil and sulphur from tom brewster at the heavy horse supplies x glad im not the only one whose pony/horse suffers, my pony has cracks that are almost always there which has a bit of yellow gue stuff that dries, but this place that had flared up has always been a bit worse, not infected but pink and it has been bleeding, have slapped some mabs mud fever oil stuff on this morning to soften the scabs then im putting more pig oill and sulphur on this evening, it must be so sore, he doesnt like me touching it all x

 

[piebaldsparkle]

My mare has a patch behind her knees. I find Hoof to Heel (from barrier health) works really well - clears in 2-3 days.