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[RC] itchy skin - TP Miller

Sabrina wrote about a gelding with itchy skin, welts on face, chest and neck.  Have a mare with similar condition, definitely induced by gnats, particularly offensive this year due to weather.  Scratched off most of her mane, develops a crust, particularly bad under stomache.  Vet offered steroid injections, not keen about that.  Treating topically, (Swat), keeping horse indoors when gnats active, particularly dawn and dusk.  This has helped.  Be interested to know if anyone else has encountered this problem.
Tim Miller