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I'll throw in my .02 as my grey mare gets this nearly every single
year...some years are worse than others.  I tried alot of
treatments and the one that works for her is:  
Scrub the scabbies off however you want
than rub some Excalibur sheath cleaner on each until it suds up a bit
then leave it until the next day/treatment
A word of caution though--keep an eye on it with the Excalibur if the
horse is out in the sun alot.  One year she had scabs on top of
her withers and I did our usual treatment...a couple days later she
looked like she was broiled on that spot...very red and sore...I simply
put baby powder on that spot after cleaning it each time and that did
the trick.  Unfortunately the baby powder doesn't work as a normal
remedy for her.

Val + Sania

PS--Jim...my grey mare also has a heavy coarse coat in the
Summer.  Interesting that her and Magic are both greys. 
Wonder how many other greys are like this.

On 7/7/07, Joanne Mahon < mahonconst@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I do believe that Rain Rot is contagious if left untreated from my past experience.  One of my horses gets this every Spring. Best obvious solution is prevention if you know that a certain horse is prone to this;  Blanket the horse in the rain.

 

If noticed early?  Recovery is quick; I start off with a Betadine solution on all infected skin. Then I put a Tea Tree Solution (15 drops to 8 oz of water) that I dab on with cotton balls every day for approximately two weeks. And it's good to get the scabs off and saturate with Tea Tree solution.  Should notice hair growing back in about 4-5 days.

 

Happy Trails,

Joanne :)