<Interestingly enough, when this horse was pastured the <scratches
went <away. He had never been pastured 24/7 until boarded at my
<place. <Perhaps it was a sensitivity to the chips used as
bedding? I <don't <know... but it was nice to see him
comfortable.
I'm wondering since this seems to
only happen when the horse is stalled, maybe the horse's skin is actually
sensitive to the ammonia and urea that's gets mixed in with the bedding when it
urinates? Kind of like a baby would get a diaper rash from being in a wet
diaper. When the horse is in the pasture it's moving around and not standing in
constant contact with the urine soaked bedding. Just a
thought...
