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Title:Equine Notes Conference
Notice:Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:MTADMS::COBURNIO
Created:Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2080
Total number of notes:22383

1682.0. "Dandruff/Dusty Coat" by DEMING::CORMIER () Mon Nov 09 1992 18:17

    
    I did a dir/title=dandruff,dust,dirt, etc., but couldn't find an entry
    that discusses why horses get so darn dandruffy in the wintertime.
    
    Sure, their hair is longer and the air is dryer and it seems the more
    I brush the more static electricity I create (much to the annoyance of
    my delicate flower of a beast).  How come she seems to get dirtier the
    more I brush?  Is it mostly due to the static from the
    brushing/brushes?  I get the best results if I go over her whole body
    with a slightly damp cloth after brushing to collect the dust I brushed
    out of her coat.
    
    Should I be supplimenting her feed with something (corn oil?).  She
    already gets Source.
    
    What do you all do in the winter (those that don't blanket all the
    time) to combat this problem?  
    
    P.S. I haven't put a blanket on her yet because I want her winter coat
         to finish coming in and the barn is closed up at night to keep the
         warmth in.
    
    /Simone
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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1682.1CSC32::M_HOEPNERthe Year of Jubilee...Mon Nov 09 1992 18:2912
    
    Corn oil helps the skin dryness from the inside out. 
    
    A can of Static Guard helps the static from brushing.  I use a Grooma
    to dig up the dirt.  Then a body brush.  Then spray with Static Guard
    directly on the hair or on a towel then rub with the towel.  
    
    I have had some luck with a towel wet with Show Sheen, then rubbing 
    vigorously.
    
    I sure wish I could afford one of those nice big vacuum cleaners for 
    horses. 
1682.2clean as a whistle...DEMING::CORMIERMon Nov 30 1992 19:0015
    Re: .0
    
    Maybe it was the cold, dry spell we had a month ago that caused so
    much static build up and the dust stuck to her coat?  Whatever the
    cause, it went away magically (especially after I started to blanket
    her).  Now she is sleek as a seal and seems as clean as if I had bathed
    her yesterday (she hasn't had a bath since early Sept.)  Poof.  no more
    dust.  
    
    No complaints here.
    
    /Simone
    
    
    
1682.3Hair lossSWAM2::MASSEY_VIIt's all in the cueWed Jun 09 1993 16:0314
    Hi all.
    
    I have a slight problem that sorta fits into this note.
    
    Our 5 year old QH mare is losing her hair.  Her face is almost bald now
    and she is getting thin on her neck.  She has hives all over too.  I
    think it is from flies but I understand that she didn't have this
    problem at the place where we bought her from and it is just down the
    road.  The other two mares don't have this problem at all.  Is there
    something that she can be fed to combat this?  I have been around
    horses all my life and never had one that lost its hair.  Oh, she is in
    foal for the first time, could the harmones be causing this?
    
    Virginia
1682.4is it rain rot?GRANMA::JWOODWed Jun 09 1993 16:256
    Dandruff/Dusty coat sounds like rain/rot.  
    We bathed with a special anti-fungal shampoo to treat it and used a
    supplement called Ration Plus to help her coat.
    
    Good luck,
    JW
1682.5SWAM2::MASSEY_VIIt's all in the cueWed Jun 09 1993 18:005
    Can the shampoo treatment be done once a week?  I only have time on the
    weekends for stuff like that.  Is the Ration Plus ok for Pregnant
    mares?
    
    
1682.6Look into each carefully.......POWDML::MANDILEI'm inspurationalWed Jun 09 1993 20:135
    
    Hair loss can be a sign of allergies, fungus, stress, or rubbing
    due to dry skin.
    
    
1682.7you'd have to check...GRANMA::JWOODThu Jun 10 1993 13:246
    We shampooed two days in a row and then once a week.  It worked pretty
    quickly.  I don't know how RationPlus is for pregnant mares.
    
    Good luck,
    
    JW
1682.8may be due to her being pregnantSMAUG::MORENZJoAnne Morenz IBM I /C Eng. 226-5870Thu Jun 10 1993 18:495
Your mare's symptoms may be related to her being in foal. I'd have a vet check
it out. She may need some nutrient supplement.

Good Luck
1682.9Got it and used it.SWAM2::MASSEY_VIIt's all in the cueMon Jun 14 1993 16:0018
    WEll.............
    
    I got some anti fungal shampoo (smells like green apples) and used it
    Saturday and Sunday.  She doesn't just have hair loss.  She has what
    looks like hives with no head.  There are just bumps all over her neck
    and chest.  The itch too, when I was scrubing her with the shampoo she
    about fell over Trying to lean into the brush.  I also saw her rubbing
    her chest on the railing of her pen.  The privious owners said that her
    mother and half brother also have the same condition.
    
    For some reason I thought it was Source that was mentioned here for a
    supliment.  I know see it was Ration Plus.  I did get some Source tho
    and it says it is good for pregnant mares and for calming.  This mare
    is a bit nervous but is getting better with daily handeling.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Virginia
1682.10CARTUN::MISTOVICHdepraved soulMon Jun 14 1993 16:014
    Just bumps could be bug bites.  Algiers gets huge welts -- bigger
    mosquito bite bumps than me!
    
    mary
1682.11SWAM2::MASSEY_VIIt's all in the cueMon Jun 14 1993 16:056
    The bumps aren't small.  They have some size to them.  But if they were
    bug bites I would assume that she would have them on the underside of
    her barrell also.  They are only on her neck and chest.  The hair loss
    on her face is still a mystery.
    
    virginia
1682.12it may be allergiesSTUDIO::PELUSOPAINTS; color your corralMon Jun 14 1993 17:303
    could be allergies to fly spray, some sort of plant......who knows.
    
    Michele (Whose mare is allergic to `quick silver shampoo')
1682.13Grass and flies.SWAM2::MASSEY_VIIt's all in the cueMon Jun 14 1993 20:3012
    Since she started this when she was moved into this pasture I am going
    to guess it is from the grass and the flies.  She was kept in a dirt
    stall before and now is on grass that has browned and is just about
    gone.  Also, they are with cows.  I think that may have something to do
    with the fly situation.  All we can do is try and keep her comfortable. 
    I would hate for this to carry to the foal since we would like to show
    it in halter.  I don't think we would be judged very well for a bald,
    welted foal.
    
    Thanks again.
    
    Virginia
1682.14SWAM2::MASSEY_VIIt's all in the cueMon Jun 28 1993 16:485
    I found out for the previous owners that her dam and sire 
    both have the same skin problem every summer.  They don't do anything
    about it.  I have found that the fungal shampoo seems to be helping.
    
    Virginia