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Skin
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Scratching Out Allergies
Like humans, horses can have food allergies or adverse food reactions to common, everyday feeds. Signs of a food allergy in the horse are extremely variable so firstly you need to rule out more common dermatological problems such as external parasites.
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Queensland Itch in Horses
Horses are often hassled by an itchy, annoying skin condition known as 'Queensland Itch' or 'Sweet Itch'.
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Ringworm in Horses
Ringworm is a superficial fungal skin disease occuring most commononly in racing stables and riding schools where horses share equipment.
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Greasy Heel
Greasy heel is characterized by greasy, cracked or inflamed skin on the heels and rear of the pasterns.
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Wounds and Lacerations in Horses
Horses are experts when it comes to injuring themselves and the more valuable they are the better they are at it!
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Gear, Girth or Saddle Galls
Pressure sores and galls are common in horses ridden in poorly maintained or fitted saddles, excessively tight girths or gear, or where inadequate cushioning is used under the saddle and girth.
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Lice On Horses
Lice infestations on horses causes skin irritation, self mutilation and loss of condition. Incidence peaks in late winter and spring, recurring annually once lice become established in a stable or paddock.
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Rain Scald
Rain scald (mycotic dermatitis) is a skin condition that is most common in warm, humid areas and wet, rainy seasons.
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Girth Itches In Horses
Young horses in work occasionally develop a weeping or crusty rash-like condition under the girth, commonly during wet, humid conditions, or where the skin is softened or abraded by an ill-fitting girth.
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Urticaria (Skin Bumps)
There are various causes of ‘wheals’ or skin bumps in horses. Usually they appear 15 – 30 minutes after an insect bite or allergic reaction as round, raised, flat, disc-like ‘bumps’ on the skin surface.
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