Sweet itch Questionnaire

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As part of my dissertation in my second year of college i am looking into affecting factors of sweet itch. i would be very grateful if owners with horses/ponies suffering from sweet itch could take the time to fill this out for me.

1. What gender is your horse?
2. What age is your horse?
3. At what age did your horse start scratching?
4. What breed is your horse?
5. What colour is your horse?
6. What month do they start scratching?
7. Are they stabled or turned out?
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores

Thank you very much!

(please note that all information is confidential and will be used purely for this assessment)
 
Here goes
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1. What gender is your horse?
<font color="purple">Gelding </font>

2. What age is your horse?
<font color="purple"> 27 (28 on the 20th May)</font>

3. At what age did your horse start scratching?
<font color="purple"> He was diagnosed with it when I bought him at 10 years old</font>

4. What breed is your horse?
<font color="purple"> Welsh D x Hackney</font>

5. What colour is your horse?
<font color="purple"> Chestnut &amp; Roan</font>

6. What month do they start scratching?
<font color="purple"> April</font>

7. Are they stabled or turned out?
<font color="purple"> Stabled overnight in Winter and out all day as at last night, in Summer until about October </font>

8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)
<font color="purple"> Horsham, West Sussex </font>


9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
<font color="purple"> Sweetitch Hoody as from last year
Use Benzyl Benzoate / Avon Skin So Soft
Fly Spray (home made) Strong Tea / Citronella / Vinegar / Metholated Spirit / Washing up liquid</font>

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
<font color="purple"> I would say:-
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss

The Hoody is marvellous, however he started scratching this year, before I caught it and now 6 inches of his main has gone and he is a little sore.

As he has always been in a rug with a tail flap, fingers crossed, his tail is intact

The worst affected area is his Sheath (very big ) and gets really bitten and sore - enough to make him lift his leg over my head, so that I can really give it a good scratch

Any suggestions as to what to apply to his Sheath, is very gladly received </font>

I hope this helps and good luck
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... can we see your results in some shame or form please
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for his sheath maybe try Netex- stop itch salve complete.simply rub it in and it should soothe, repel flies and heal skin. i use it on my pony and it heps her!
 
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for his sheath maybe try Netex- stop itch salve complete.simply rub it in and it should soothe, repel flies and heal skin. i use it on my pony and it heps her!

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Oh thank you for that info
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... I am off to Scats now and will try and source it there
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1. What gender is your horse? mare
2. What age is your horse? 4yrs
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? 3yrs
4. What breed is your horse? trakhener x tb/id.
5. What colour is your horse? bay
6. What month do they start scratching? prob June-July
7. Are they stabled or turned out? turned out
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) Spalding, Lincs.
9. What treatments or preventions do you use? Killitch by Carr and Day and Martin last year, a BugBuster rug and lotions this year. garlic flakes in feed.
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- 10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores

3, so far... that's as bad as it got last year. so far this year, 1.



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thankyou!
 
1. What gender is your horse? <font color="blue"> Gelding </font>
2. What age is your horse? <font color="blue"> 12 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="blue"> ever since we got him aged 8</font>
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="blue"> cob </font>
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="blue"> chestnut </font>
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="blue"> april </font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="blue"> turned out </font>
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="blue"> south yorks/lincs border </font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
<font color="blue"> rugging, wonder gel lotion, fly repellent </font>
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
<font color="blue">3 </font>
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
 
Long post - two itchy girls!!

1. What gender is your horse? <font color="blue"> mare </font>
2. What age is your horse? <font color="blue"> 16 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="blue"> Has done since I had her at 31/2
</font>
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="blue"> IDxTB </font>
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="blue"> Bay</font>
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="blue"> itchy all year - worse from March to October-ish
</font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="blue"> Turned out </font>
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="blue"> West Berks (but was itchy in Essex too!)
</font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging <font color="blue"> Fly sheet </font>
- Stabling <font color="blue"> No</font>
- Lotions/salves <font color="blue"> None</font>
- Feed supplements <font color="blue"> NAF D-Itch, garlic </font>
- Fly sprays <font color="blue"> Coopers Fly spray</font>
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- <font color="blue"> 2= Some scratching and hair loss </font>


Itchy No 2:

1. What gender is your horse? <font color="green"> Filly </font>
2. What age is your horse? <font color="green"> rising 2 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="green"> 2 </font>
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="green"> WBxTBxID </font>
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="green"> Chestnut </font>
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="green"> Started itching for first time this year in March/April </font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="green"> Turned out</font>
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="green"> West Berks </font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging <font color="green"> fly rug </font>
- Stabling <font color="green"> No</font>
- Lotions/salves <font color="green"> Have tried several</font>
- Feed supplements <font color="green"> NAF D-Itch, garlic - just about to try Brewers Yeast</font>
- Fly sprays <font color="green"> Coopers</font>
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?

<font color="green"> - 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing </font>
 
1. What gender is your horse? gelding
2. What age is your horse?27
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? 23
4. What breed is your horse?cob
5. What colour is your horse?piebald
6. What month do they start scratching?april
7. Are they stabled or turned out?turned out
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) scotland
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging
- Lotions/salves - net-tex stop itch
- Feed supplements - GH Skratch
- Fly sprays

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
 
1. What gender is your horse? <font color="blue"> gelding </font>
2. What age is your horse? <font color="blue"> 18 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="blue"> pre 10 </font>
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="blue"> shire X dartmoor </font>
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="blue"> bay </font>
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="blue">april/May </font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="blue"> out </font>
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="blue">West Cornwall </font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging <font color="blue"> Yes </font>
- Stabling <font color="blue">no </font>
- Lotions/salves <font color="blue">Nettex Itch Stop Salbe /BB </font>
- Feed supplements <font color="blue">no </font>
- Fly sprays <font color="blue">Deosect </font>
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss <font color="blue">This </font>
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores



1. What gender is your horse? <font color="blue"> gelding </font>
2. What age is your horse? <font color="blue"> 13 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="blue"> eight</font>
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="blue">Welsh A </font>
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="blue"> Black </font>
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="blue">April/May </font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="blue"> out </font>
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="blue"> West Cornwall </font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging <font color="blue">Fly sheet </font>
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves <font color="blue">Nettex itch stop salve </font>
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays <font color="blue">Deosect </font>
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching <font color="blue"> this </font>
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
 
1. What gender is your horse?

mare


2. What age is your horse?

12


3. At what age did your horse start scratching?

9


4. What breed is your horse?

traditional cob


5. What colour is your horse?

bay


6. What month do they start scratching?

march/april


7. Are they stabled or turned out?

out in day/in at night (couldn`t stable 1st year of it because she itched indoors and took a block wall out)


8. What area is your horse kept

wilts


9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays
- Other (please specify)

pagony rug works for us.
1st year spent ££s on lotions and sprays that never worked.(prob more than rug cost)


10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores

this year-no signs if itching as yet.

1st year-5 had ordinary fly rug and used a mask but was bitten badley in the gap between them.

i would also like to add that i have some deosect left over from my youngsters and am spraying this on her belly once a week with good results.usually little blood spots by now but none yet.
 


1. What gender is your horse?
Gelding

2. What age is your horse?
11yrs

3. At what age did your horse start scratching?
2

4. What breed is your horse?
Cob

5. What colour is your horse?
Piebald

6. What month do they start scratching?
March/April

7. Are they stabled or turned out?
Live out 24/7/365

8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)
North Devon

9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
Rug and home made fly spray using Avon Skin so Soft
- Rugging
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays
- Other (please specify)

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
Without treatment a 5 ....with treatment a 1 - 2
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
 
1. What gender is your horse?
<font color="purple"> Gelding </font>
2. What age is your horse?
<font color="purple"> 12 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching?
<font color="purple"> To my knowledge 8 </font>
4. What breed is your horse?
<font color="purple">Irish sport horse </font>
5. What colour is your horse?
<font color="purple"> Grey </font>
6. What month do they start scratching?
<font color="purple"> April </font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out?
<font color="purple"> Stabled at night and out during the day sept - april. Out 23/7 april- sept </font>
8. What area is your horse kept in
<font color="purple"> Essex </font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
<font color="purple"> Fly rugs, Fly sprays, SMALL amount of garlic to PREVENT midges, washing mane and tail weekly with teatree shampoo </font>

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
<font color="purple"> 2 has been 5 </font>
 


1. What gender is your horse? Mare
2. What age is your horse? 24
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? 3/4
4. What breed is your horse? ConnemaraxTB
5. What colour is your horse? Buckskin
6. What month do they start scratching? Usually March
7. Are they stabled or turned out? Out 24/7 summer, in at night in winter
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) Herefordshire
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging - Rambo Sweet Itch Hoody
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves - Summer Fly Cream
- Feed supplements - Global Herbs Skratch

- Fly sprays
- Other (please specify) Use electrc fencing so she has nothing to scratch on.

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers? 1 now but prior to using the hoody, 3 or 4
 
1. What gender is your horse? Gelding
2. What age is your horse? 12
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? Always done it in the 4 years I've had him
4. What breed is your horse? Suffolk Punch cross
5. What colour is your horse? Chesnut
6. What month do they start scratching? April
7. Are they stabled or turned out? Winter in at night, summer out 24/7
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) Essex
9. What treatments or preventions do you use? Fly Rug, home made fly spray, I also use a product called emouchine which was recommended by farrier and is a horrid black stuff which is painted onto sores and keeps flies away. He rubs as badly in stable as he does in field.
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
About a 4, mainly sheath and girth are, with some sores on chest.
 
1. What gender is your horse? <font color="red">Mare </font>
2. What age is your horse? <font color="red">16 </font>
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="red">12 </font>
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="red">Dales Pony </font>
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="red">Dark Bay </font>
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="red">Depends, April this year </font>
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="red">out 24/7 May-Nov </font>
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="red">Midlands </font>
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
<font color="red">- Rugging
</font>
- Stabling
<font color="red">- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays </font>
- Other (please specify) <font color="red">Wash with coaltar shampoo regularly </font>
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
<font color="red">- 2= Some scratching and hair loss </font>
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores


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1. What gender is your horse?
Gelding
2. What age is your horse?
10
3. At what age did your horse start scratching?
2
4. What breed is your horse?
Arab
5. What colour is your horse?
Grey
6. What month do they start scratching?
April/May
7. Are they stabled or turned out?
Turned out
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)
Scottish Borders
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
Rambo Sweet-itch Hoody rug, Avon Skin-so-Soft oil, NAF D-Itch, home-made fly repellent

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss


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1. What gender is your horse? <font color="red"> </font> Mare
2. What age is your horse? <font color="red"> </font> 12
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? <font color="red"> </font> 10
4. What breed is your horse? <font color="red"> </font> PBW
5. What colour is your horse? <font color="red"> </font> Chestnut
6. What month do they start scratching? <font color="red"> </font> March
7. Are they stabled or turned out? <font color="red"> </font> 50/50
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) <font color="red"> </font> Dorset
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging <font color="red"> </font> Yes
- Stabling <font color="red"> </font> Yes
- Lotions/salves <font color="red"> </font> Nettex
- Feed supplements <font color="red"> </font> Top Coat
- Fly sprays <font color="red"> </font> Barrier
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers? <font color="red"> </font> 2-5
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores

Thank you very much!
 
1. What gender is your horse? mare
2. What age is your horse?22ish
3. At what age did your horse start scratching?she has scratched ever since i got her aged 6
4. What breed is your horse? hinze 57, little native type
5. What colour is your horse?bright chestnut (called fergie before i got her, that colour)
6. What month do they start scratching? she never really stops, but worst april to october, depending on year
7. Are they stabled or turned out? turned out 27/7 all year around, use to be stabled dawn to dusk but rubbed raw
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)nottinghamshire
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?in past eveything on market!! at present boett and last few years sweet itch vacine trial. fly spray but not on her skin. marmite or brewers yeast. e45 stop itch on sore bits and chewed bits.
- Rugging
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
3 to 5 very much years dependant. last year she scratched her neck so bad in 1 afternoon with her feet she had to have antibiotics, the previous two years very little hair loss and scratching. electric fence all round but the wily old thing has many tricks developed over the years Arthritis doesnt stop her scratching her ears with her back feet!! she is a cheerful little sole though.
 
1. What gender is your horse? Mare
2. What age is your horse? 12
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? Had it when I got her at 8
4. What breed is your horse? selle francais x hannoverian
5. What colour is your horse? dark bay
6. What month do they start scratching? March/ April
7. Are they stabled or turned out? Stabled prob 20 hours at mo but less in summer
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) Gatwick
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging - Boett and Derby house fly rug
- Stabling - always
- Lotions/salves - trying anything/ everything - benzoyl benzoate, EA itch no more, sudocrem, net tex itch salve, avon skin so soft, baby oil
- Feed supplements - garlic now moved on to brewers yeast but since swap more hair loss
- Fly sprays Phaser
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss (I never see scratching however more mane is missing, her teats are raw and flaky as in inside hind legs
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
 
As part of my dissertation in my second year of college i am looking into affecting factors of sweet itch. i would be very grateful if owners with horses/ponies suffering from sweet itch could take the time to fill this out for me.

1. What gender is your horse? gelding
2. What age is your horse? 14
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? 5
4. What breed is your horse? sf/anglo arab
. What colour is your horse? bay
6. What month do they start scratching? march
7. Are they stabled or turned out? turned out
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) north wales
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging yes
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves yes
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays yes
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
ans 4

Thank you very much!

(please note that all information is confidential and will be used purely for this assessment)
 
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As part of my dissertation in my second year of college i am looking into affecting factors of sweet itch. i would be very grateful if owners with horses/ponies suffering from sweet itch could take the time to fill this out for me.

1. What gender is your horse? Mare
2. What age is your horse? 34
3. At what age did your horse start scratching?Yearling
4. What breed is your horse?TB x COB
5. What colour is your horse?Bay
6. What month do they start scratching?Used to be March/April
7. Are they stabled or turned out?Out in the day and in at night
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)Was south Cheshire now north Shropshire
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements
- Fly sprays
- Other (please specify)Kenalog injection,used to be every 4 to 6 weeks,now about 8 to 10 weeks.
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?Used to be 5 now less than 1, Kenalog transformed her life.
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores

Thank you very much!

(please note that all information is confidential and will be used purely for this assessment)

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1. What gender is your horse? Gelding
2. What age is your horse? 19
3. At what age did your horse start scratching? 7
4. What breed is your horse? ID x TB
5. What colour is your horse? Dark Bay
6. What month do they start scratching? April but not started yet this year.
7. Are they stabled or turned out? Out 24/7
8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex) Staffordshire
9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging - Boett
- Stabling
- Lotions/salves
- Feed supplements Feedmark EquiDermis Plus (1st time, started in February)
- Fly sprays - Home made
- Other (please specify)
10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores

No. 4
 
1. What gender is your horse?
Gelding

2. What age is your horse?
9

3. At what age did your horse start scratching?
3 (he is a homebred, so this is exact)

4. What breed is your horse?
Selle Francais x native

5. What colour is your horse?
Iron grey

6. What month do they start scratching?
March onwards - whenever midges hatch

7. Are they stabled or turned out?
Stabled during the day to keep away from midges

8. What area is your horse kept in (for example. worthing west sussex)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire

9. What treatments or preventions do you use?
- Rugging
Wears pyjamas - Ultimate or Pagony sweet itch rug and tougher shires fly rug on top to prolong life

- Stabling
Stabled during day in back of american barn away from midges

- Lotions/salves
Use nettex Itch stop and sudocreme on privates.

- Feed supplements
Feed brewers yeast daily 50g in peak season

- Fly sprays
Ultrashield, barrier and D-itch used as sprays.

- Other (please specify)
Never left exposed outside, always sprayed when ridden / competing.

10. On a scale of 1-5 how bad would you say your horse suffers?
5 if left outside and untreated
now a 2 due to management, still likes to scratch and causes some hair loss, but no sores.


- 1= Some light scratching
- 2= Some scratching and hair loss
- 3= Consistant scratching with more hair loss
- 4= Consistent scratching with hair loss and sores appearing
- 5= Heavy scratching with hair loss and bad sores
 
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