Use a 10-percent bleach solution to soak all grooming tools and washable tack that’s been in contact with the affected horse. Soak for several hours, then rinse. A body wash with a prescription fungicide will also resolve fungal infection in the girth area, also known as girth itch. What causes Read more…
Grass Allergy – Equine is a natural remedy for horses that experience hay fever-like symptoms such as itchy welts, irritability, and lethargy when exposed to summer grasses. Can grass cause itching? Grass pollen can cause a slew of different symptoms, including itchy skin or itchy eyes. However, the microscopic hairs Read more…
Sweet itch in horses is the term for the itchiness caused by midges, which typically appears in spring and settles down to virtually disappear during the winter provided it is cold enough for the midges not to be flying, which is usually less than about 4°C. Can you get sweet Read more…
A lack of forage is the most common reason cited for tail-chewing. And it isn’t always because the hay you’re feeding is poor quality. Some research shows that horses need forage with a fiber length greater than four inches — that is to say, stalks of hay — to satisfy Read more…
The disease is generally noticed from four years of age onwards and tends to become more severe as horses get older. Can a horse get sweet itch at any age? Sweet itch is an allergic reaction to bites from mosquitos and midges which can affect almost any horse or pony Read more…
ReBalance ® Antiprotozoal Oral Suspension is indicated for the treatment of horses with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) caused by Sarcocystis neurona. How long does it take for ReBalance to work on horses? The duration of treatment is dependent upon clinical response, but the usual treatment regimen ranges from 90 to Read more…
Balance is one of those terms in the horse industry that is so misused that it’s become mythunderstood. All it really means is that the horse is distributing his weight equally on all four feet. We want him carrying as much of his weight on the right side of his Read more…
In severe, generalized cases or where there is an outbreak in a group of horses, treatment with powders, (griseofulvin), given in the feed for 10-14 days can be used. These take up to six weeks to be effective and should be used in conjunction with topical (skin surface) treatments as Read more…
Last year was the first year we imported a ringworm vaccine from the Netherlands to use in horses that suffer from chronic sweet itch. We saw improvement in symptoms in roughly 50% of horses we used it in. Can you vaccinate for ringworm? Ringvac™. The vaccine can be used both Read more…
Run cold water all over your horse’s body. If you exercise your horse on warm days, though, sweating probably will not be enough to cool him off sufficiently. Running cold water over your horse, with either a sponge or hose, will be a tremendous help in cooling him down. How Read more…