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All our horses have black spots.    Wait............they ARE Appaloosas!    If you would ever like to trot down the trail on one , I bet we can fix you up.

 

Where do all these strange things come from?  

 

Merry & Bill Wicklund

Marinera@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Several weeks ago I sent a message to ridecamp in regard to the black spots 
> my 24 year old grey Arabian gelding was getting. A treatment with steroids did 
> not slow down the development of the spots. He now has more. A biopsy report 
> has been sent to me which is in such technical language I am hard pressed to 
> understand it ie: 1. Moderate to abundant epidermal and follicular 
> infundibular hyperpigmentation (melanoderma or lentigo 2. Mild lymphocytic peribulbar 
> infiltration. Comments include: "Melanoderma is usually acquired condition and 
> most commonly associated with chronic dermatitis. However, I do not observe 
> evidence of inflammation of the epidermis and dermis. Therefore, this lesion 
> is likely a letigo which is an idiopathic macular melanosis of horses. 
> Lentigines are usually appear as an annular, non-palpable dark black spots with
>  
> age..."
> While my veterinarian has never seen this condition in a horse before 
> (although he says it is not too unusual in cats), he says that he foresees no 
> treatment necessary and that he does not feel the horse's general health and 
> longevity are compromised by the condition.
>
> I want to thank all the people who contacted me privately and though 
> ridecamp. I appreciate your concern and interest. And if any of you see me trotting 
> down the trail on an appaloosa, remember looks can deceive. He is really a 
> purebred Arabian. 
> Julie Suhr
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