My poor ponys nose, what the hell do you think it is ?

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Yard owner thought he was starting with colic last night, then he settled and carried on eating etc, I did his bed and hay yesterday with fresh straw, all looks and smells ok, his field mates all seem ok, although he wont let me touch it, he had his anti pollen tights on to ride this morning and rode fine, seemed himself, I have checked the field he was in yesterday and cant find anything, plus he was fine in his stable last night after I left him :confused: there is a burnt out bonfire in one corner of the field, but it is always there so cant see why it would be that, unless he has been rumaging through it, but surely if it was hot he would have left it alone, he seems to be pooing normally, 3 while out riding, all ok, anyone got any ideas ?


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Weird. I dont know what caused it, but I would be tempted to put some Aloe Vera Gel on it to moisurise and soothe it.
The rest of his skin and coat is fine??
Do you have hedges, can he stick his nose in the hedge to eat and whats growing in the hedges? Maybe a reaction to a certain type of bush?
 
We got loads of buttercups in one of his fields, but he has been in there on and off for weeks with no bother, they get alternated daily, paddock one day with little grass, and loads of grass the next with buttercups, this was after being in the low grass paddock, he will have had his head through the fence, I have had a look and cant see anything obvious to cause this, unless it's the dead bonfire.
 
It almost looks like the sunburn my pink nosed pony gets. It could have stuck his nose in bornfire. It could also be a reaction to something he eat. If it is a photosithing(sp) you may want to get the vet.
I use Ozvet sun off on and burns and miner wounds it is super at healing.
 
Pedantic said:
there is a burnt out bonfire in one corner of the field, but it is always there so cant see why it would be that, unless he has been rumaging through it, but surely if it was hot he would have left it alone,[/IMG]
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Why on earth would you turn horses out where there is potentially hot ash that is just foolish and negligient and actually he could well have gone rummaging in the ashes hot or not.
 
I will be keeping an eye on it, I will get the vet if it doesn't improve, I am leaving it alone for the minute, he didn't seem to mind having his tights on to ride this morning.
 
amage said:
Why on earth would you turn horses out where there is potentially hot ash that is just foolish and negligient and actually he could well have gone rummaging in the ashes hot or not.
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It's only a small dead bonfire, and with the rain I cant see it being hot, it's never been a problem in the past, and he was fine in his stable last night when I left, so it would have to be a delayed reaction, hours later as well, makes me wonder if it's that particular bale of straw or hay has had something sprayed on it before purchase, cant smell anything though, and no other 6 horses seem to be affected from that field.
 
The bonfire wouldn't be someone burning ragwort at all? Or anything beyond plant material that is maybe bit corrosive? Doesn't sound like it by the sound of it. It does almost look like rubbing in some respects but then if he'd rubbed that hard to lift the skin you would have thought you would see flesh/blood. Not being any help really.

Off topic...what are the pollen tights you mention? Home-made type of nose net?
 
MochaDun said:
The bonfire wouldn't be someone burning ragwort at all? Or anything beyond plant material that is maybe bit corrosive? Doesn't sound like it by the sound of it. It does almost look like rubbing in some respects but then if he'd rubbed that hard to lift the skin you would have thought you would see flesh/blood. Not being any help really.

Off topic...what are the pollen tights you mention? Home-made type of nose net?
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Works a treat and cheap, stops headshaking from pollen and dust in the summer, used this method for years, open at the mouth so he can eat and drink if on a long ride.
 
It either just looks dry or burnt. If I was you I would try sudocrem on it am and pm for the next few days and not worry too much (unless that has no effect) some horses do get drier skin at certain times of year
 
It looks like a reaction to giant hogweed to me. Admittedly, we only had real problems with a pink-skinned nose but it did look very similar and the darker skinned noses were affected somewhat. GH has an irritant 'sap' running through hollow stalks. It tends to grow in damp areas. I would ask YO to deal with the buttercups too, they can have a similar effect.

ETA, I wouldn't use Aloe Vera gel, as that is astringent. A moisturiser, such as Sudocreme or Aqueous cream should do the trick.
 
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I would say it hasn't anything to do with the bonfire, if it was hot enough to burn then his moustace would be singed and it doesn't look singed to me. That looks more like flaky skin than a burn.

Sunburn? Again, the skin doesn't look as if it is broken or blistered, and he'd be less likely to get it as he is dark skinned.

Buttercups maybe. Do you have St Johns Wort in the field? Both cause photosensitivity, but again, more so to pink skin.

Personally, from the photo, I'd be putting aloe vera gel on and just watching for a few days, unless it got drastically worse or there were other problems I wouldn't be bothering with the Vet for now.
 
My old boy had something like this . I would keep an eye on him but I honestly thought it was a bit of sunburn think I put suncream on it for a bit !
 
Another plant worth considering as an irritant, which my horses love to eat, is Burdock. It tends to give them sores & ulcers, but might be worth considering if you have any plants growing in the field.
 
i would say burnt from the burnt out bonfire that was possibly out on the outside but still cindering away at the bottom, shame poor pony must have hurt like s.....t
 
I am sure it is not bonfire as hair would be singed.

As an aside I have an almost permanent bonfire in the garden which both chickens and dogs can get to, with never a problem.

Horses just would not stick their very sensitive muzzle into hot ashes and I would have no problem in burning stuff in a horse field.

Jane
 
Hattie gets that flaking every so often on her nose and nostrils (although not as big flakes as that). She's not had it this year though but I have never found out what causes it and I just peel off the flakes and it's gone with normal skin underneath. I just always assumed that it's the skin exfoliating as it just tends to appear overnight!
 
Ditto the above re-Baby oil or aloe vera. Highly unlikely the bonfire has anything to do with it, horses aren't always that stupid. I've 2 mares with the exact same problem, using aloe vera on them now and its definately helping them.
 
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