Skin/scurf/washing question

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Ok, Beau was last clipped in November. He has grown in some cat hairs, but the clipped area is not growing at all - seriously. He now also is getting scurfy, despite getting a good grooming daily (He has always been scurfy when he starts to moult).

This time last year his clip was growing in a LOT more than it is now, and I am worried that its going to grow in really funny this year - also its the 1st year he has had a blanket clip. I want to clip the blanket area off, but someone said it was to late - but he has been clipped in summer before to as he usually has a substantial coat on him and being dark he gets very hot very easily.

Do you think it would be ok to clip it off in a couple of weeks, or should I do it now?? He is wearing a HW full neck when he is out at the moment.

And also, he doesn't seem to be greasy at all, and in some places he has dry skin - would it be ok to wash him/should I wash him and if so with what? Someone also said Dandruff shampoo- but I have never known anyone to use that on a horse before. I know people say not to wash as it will remove the grease from the coat, but the main thing seems to be that he has no grease - despite him receiving Linseed Oil and Sunflower oil in his feed, along with a supplement for the local soil as we are lacking in Selenium up here. Other than that he is still actually shiny in his coat.

Any advice appreciated!
 
I wonder if you would be better off giving him plain old corn oil - you could be overdoing the linsead perhaps, and corn oil or soyer oil is recommended over sunflower.....
 
I've tried corn oil and Soya Oil - it resulted in me WEARING his dinner as he threw it at me
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. To me I didn't notice a difference in the smell or anything.
He gets 45ml of Linseed oil and 80ml of Sunflower oil per evening feed. Along with his Supplement - oh and Easy Mover and Apple cider vinegar.
 
Ooooops!! Not nice.

Sounds like he's getting a lot of 'stuff' in his feed. Wonder if he's reacting to it? I was always taught not to feed linseed daily.

Don't know what to suggest really other than re-introducing the cornoil in very small amounts and dropping everything else....
 
I'm not sure I would feel comfortable dropping the Cider Vinegar or easy mover as he has been noticeably better in his movement when he has been on these, and they have not in the past caused him any trouble.

I've been trying to narrow down any changes that have been made since he was clipped that might be affecting his coat and the only major one is that he has been changed to shavings. And I know he was a bit of a bed eater so the straw is removed from his diet.
 
Have u tried stopping the oil totally? I know it sounds weird but when my mare was very dry and scurfy after her clip the feed people at D&H said there was enough oil in her feed and the extra could be affecting her skin. I stopped and her skin did improve... Shes back on it now tho but her feed has changed.

Cider vinegar is good for the coat as well as joints so perhaps just using that and seeing if it makes a difference? Or get the vet to take a skin scraping to see if there's another reason for it.
 
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