Skin infection? HELP PLS!

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My horse is an irish sport horse 6yo steel grey gelding who is really thin skinned. He's hypersensitive and coldbacked, and always needs thick real sheepskin on his boots, saddlecloths etc and pads on his bridle! Now he's recently developed some bald patches on his head and the top of his neck. I've been using a couple of different products like sudocrem, green oils and equus skin shampoo and spray, however nothing seems to be helping and it's getting worse. At the same time he's been rubbing his tail a lot so it's starting to look thin at the top and when you pull the hairs away you can see little pussy and bleeding spots - again I've been putting different products on this which doesn't seem to help or make it worse. Then the same is happening on his mane. I'm not really sure what to do as I've tried several different things and nothing seems to help! I'll try and take some photos to show what they look like. Any one got any advise?
 
I would generally just say use camrosa shampoo and ointment and it'll all be fine but we recently had an outbreak of ringworm at the yard (it is the weather, nice and wet and warm) so I would recommend that you look into what could be casuing the bald patches and consider getting the vet (I know it sounds dramatic for such a small thing but I'm so glad we got the vet out before the whole yard became infrected!)

For general skin problems I use camrosa, the shampoo and ointment. I put it on everything, from old scars to bald patches to fly bites, it's just amazing stuff!
 
I would recommend washing the areas twice a day with diluted Hibiscrub. If there is no improvement after a week, call your vet.

It sounds like he has rain scald - not surprising in this weather!
 
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maybe im being silly but it just sounds like sweetitch and after washing it & making sure there are no sores you could try cornucresine(I know its for feet lol) but it makes the hair grow back.
 
Camrosa sounds great, shall definitely get some! Have the vet out next week for vaccinations so will get him to have a look if it is not better. I thought the mane and tail prob might be sweetitch, shall try cornucresine as we have lots of that. Thanks!
 
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