rain scald help please

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Sorry, I know this should be in vetinary but find you get a better response in nl!

I bought a cob at the begining of november who had been turned away in a muddy field and unclipped, and noted he had rain scald on one shoulder. I have since clipped him (hunter clip), with regular hibiscrub baths, and the condition has improved but not gone away completely. More worryingly the condition has recently spread to his saddle area, which concerns me more as don't want him to be in discomfort when I ride.

My plan of action is to clip him out fully, including his saddle area, try to remove as many scabs as I can and treat with diluted hibiscrub. My vet is due out next week for his vaccinations so will also get him to have a look in case we need to go down the medication route.

Do you think it is fair to ride him in this condition? He does not seem uncomfortable and having just got him fit, going well and out hunting, don't really want to stop the momentum. I did think about doctoring a thick woolen numnah to relieve any pressure on the worst scabs (only 2 or 3).....

Thanks for reading!
 
I use green oils on things like rain scald.
I personally would let the scabs heal before riding him.Padding out the saddle may make the saddle pinch even more
 
Dont know what green oils are, sorry, but i bought a mare a few years ago that had it in summer, really wet summer. I used an old method, of heating some olive oil and rubbing on the scabs, after a day or 2, you can pick them off. Cleared it up in a few days. I put a rain sheet on her from then on, kept her healthy til she was pts at the ripe old age of 25!!!!
 
My pony had it one wet and warm autumn, mildly I think. I was away for a week and left out and not groomed he had got very muddy. Was just lots of tiny but very sticky, yellow gooey very irritating scabs catching his hair. I got the vet as they were everywhere and he was very uncomfortable. I was given an antibacterial/anti everything shampoo and had to clean and soften the scabs until I could remove them gently and then dry the areas very thoroughly (I dabbed with kitchen roll as good and absorbent). The vet had also given me a steriod cream to apply afterwards which I preferred not to use but found that aloe vera gel was brilliant as could just dab gently on (he couldn't bear the cream being rubbed in) and I think it was all gone within a week but like I say I believe mine was mild. Vet advised him staying in for a day until his coat was thoroughly dry and then he advised a rug (I had not rugged my horse in winter until he had rainscald).
 
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