RE: [RC] white spots appearing on a chestnut mare - Karen Kiely
Hope this works ok as it’s my first
ever post to Ridecamp!
It sounds like your mare may have a
condition that Zara Phillips’ (WEG Gold Medallist in Eventing ) horse
Toytown also has – it’s called spotted leucotrichia and there is no
known cause or effective therapy. It’s a benign condition &
will not harm your horse, with the spots increasing in number rather than size
as time passes. The condition is mentioned in this week’s issue of UK
publication Horse and Hound – it may be available online at www.horseandhound.co.uk
I would still get your vet to check it out
anyway,
Karen Kiely
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betty DeMar Mueller Sent: 21 September 2006 18:07 To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] white spots
appearing on a chestnut mare
Hey equine lovers:
I have a chestnut Arabian mare who is getting small white
spots (it is the hair turning white with nothing unusual under the hair) on her
body, face and legs. I am baffled as to why??? She appears to be
fine and still goes down the trail as if nothing is wrong. My horses are
out 24-7 and do have a run-in area of the barn to use as desired and always
have water from an ever running stream. It is a mystery to me. Any
suggestions. My vet is coming one day rather soon for dental work and
sheath cleaning so she'll view this.....am very curious though.
To make this endurance related, I donate the turtle awards
at the Old Dominion Endurance Rides.
