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[RC] Rehydrating your horse's skin and coat - k s swigart - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLFLike Kat, I have never had any skin issues with my horses, (other than fly bites on the lower legs of my old Senior Appy so once in awhile, I would spray on Apple Cider Vinegar and water. My endurance mare has never even had girth galls and I have used a variety of different girths. I don't put any products on my horse's coat. She gets a bath with hose water after a ride or whenever she get really sweaty. I wonder if some horses simply have skin allergies like some people get? Carrie K. Chaton said: The most likely reason why my horses don't have any dandruff or scurfing is because I've been keeping up with spraying them regularly with aloe juice or rehydrating spray. I do not now, nor have I ever had a problem with my horses having dandruff or scurfing in the armpit area, and what I use there (just as I do all over my horse's coat) is a rubber curry comb, my fingers, and a body brush, and a hose if there is one handy. The aloe vera juice is the least expensive option. I don't every put any topical things on my horse's coat (including shampoo) except if I need to treat a wound (and even then I am usually pretty minimalist). So I would say that nothing at all is the least expensive option. All it requires is the application of elbow grease. Carrie Kitley 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) CACI International Inc, www.caci.com DSN: 276-1077 Fax: 805-606-1179 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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