Scurfy/scabby legs

[PennywithHenry]

My mare has scurfy back legs. It's the back legs only, from the coronet up to the hock, the odd little scab/sore but really scurfy. I washed her back legs this afternoon with a dilute hibiscrub solution, but then wasn't sure, so rinsed them well and dried them. Hair was coming off, but not leaving patches, as I washed and dried them.

They don't appear to be sore, she happily let me pick at them, and there's no heat etc, it's the fronts only, her heels and up the back of her legs are fine.

So has anyone any suggestions? Is the hibiscrub ok to wash with? What about creams/ointments?

Or shall I just do what I normally do and call the vet out?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

A mare on our yard has the same, they washed then then put on some sudocream, all seems fine now. Not sure what caused it (but all seems fine now), might just be where she's changing coat or reaction to some pollen or something.

 

[Frances28]

Hibi Scrub is a winner - but the best of all is Sudocrem. Slap a load on - its fantastic.

 

[chunklovescooks]

HibiScrub is what i would use to wash the legs, never tryed sudocrem, but try it

dont think its that expensive!!

Stephen

 

[Shilasdair]

My old girl has this - but it's just where her winter coat hasn't fully come out. If I rub my hand up her cannon, I get lots of hair, and the nasty white scurfy bits of hair root too. Underneath it looks greasy.
I'd wash with Hibiscrub once or twice weekly but definitely not put Sudocrem on it - as you will just keep grease and moisture on the leg, and predispose to infections such as mud fever.
S

 

[Cop-Pop]

My mares get this - usually after they've been in season. I wash them in hibiscrub every day for a few days then comb through the hair with a nit comb to lift everything out