Scurfy feathers in cold weather

[rayson]

hi, this is my first ever forum post (so i hope i am doing it right)
I was hoping somone had a tip that i am yet to know for the hairies!!
My pony Maestro has VERY thick feather, and he is very itchy and scurfy, he does not have mite of mud fever as when he had his booster i asked kind vet to check.
So it seems just to be thick dandruffy scurf.I have not done anything to them for quite a while to see if nature new better than a build up of products.
He lives in at the moment as its flooded, so i am not battling with mud (just a miserable bored pony )
I cant really wash it at the moment, as we only have cold water that is more often than not frozen over, and his legs will never dry (unless with my hair drier)
i have used the usual, hibiscrub, pig oil, baby oil, etc etc nothing seems to work well! Just wondered if anyone had any better tips of routines!
thanks in advance!

 

[Lotty]

Hi and welcome

I have a Dutch Warmblood x Welsh d and she has a bit of feather, also the hair is quite thick at the front of her legs just above the hoof. When I first got her I noticed she was very scurfy in this area and sometimes itchy.

I have some trimmers which have comb attachments, I put the 3mm comb attachment on and from the knee down I clip. Most importantly I DON'T clip against the hair, I clip the way the hair lies. This way you can't tell at all, it just takes off all the thick hair and i normally do his every month. Since I've been doing this she has had no more scurf but in the winter I do normally put a bit of pig oil on her legs & tail. Hope this helps.