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

[hunting mad]

Have the tights been washed,or have you changed to a different make.Something in the, causing an allergic reaction?
If not, buttercups

 

[AmyMay]

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.

Really unlikely - I would have thought.

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Is it just his muzzle ? My guess would be the nose net, if he gets hot and sweaty underneath it. Don't wish to be unkind, but would you run a few hundred metres on a hot day with a stocking over your head ? It must be very stuffy and restrictive. A nose net would be cooler or try smearing a bit of sudocreme/vaseline around his nostrils before riding.

Really don't think its the hot ashes, horses may do some daft things but sticking noses in burning embers isn't one of them.

 

[girla]

My horses have had this and i do honestly believe it is a slight reaction to buttercups, they had no pain through it and they allowed me to wash there noses with warm water to clear the dead skin. If i were you i would just do the same, but be a bit cautious with baby oil as i have had some cases in the past when oiling up there muzzles ect can cause slight burning/irritation.

I have never called the vets out to it though as it has never interferred with there grazing/eating and they are not sensitive to the touch so it never seemed to cause them any pain.

 

[amage]

Really unlikely - I would have thought.

You'd be surprised...I was staying at a yard in Germany once and horses broke from their paddock into one that had a dead bonfire from the night before in it. 5 of them rolled in the ash and burnt their backs. Think about it if a horse went and pawed they won't necessarily react to/feel the heat on their feet and could go down to roll or sniff. Either way i would thing it is a stupid thing to have in a horses field.

 

[Pedantic]

Not gonna be the nose tights as we have used them for years with no problem, anyway it all cleared up within 24 hours, he has been back in both fields, one with buttercups and the one with the dead bonfire, so still a mystery as to what caused it at the moment, but thanks for all comments

 

[amage]

Not gonna be the nose tights as we have used them for years with no problem, anyway it all cleared up within 24 hours, he has been back in both fields, one with buttercups and the one with the dead bonfire, so still a mystery as to what caused it at the moment, but thanks for all comments

Are there any electricity poles in the field or are fences freshly creosoted?? that can cause a skin reaction and one of our heifers has a similar reaction after "kissing" an electricity pole!