Re: Sunscreen for Horses

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I know of some instances of friends who's grey horses end up with
melenoma.... very distressing. My grey has black skin except for his
blaze/snip/lip. on these, particularly over a week of HOT direct sun, he
will burn and develope nasty scabs. The only thing I use on the pink skin
is ZINC. Yep, with sun glasses he would look like he's heading skiing, by
it cuts the sun 100%.

For the general application to the skin, I'm also interested in some solutions.

Brent

>What type of sunscreen is safe to put on my horse? My once lovely charcoal
>grey horse is turning white (wah!), and I've noticed recently that he even
>has some pink skin on the end of his nose. (noticeable under his shorter
>summer coat) I'd like to do what I can to protect him from the sun (he has
>shade available, but of course prefers to be out in the sun). I remember
>reading once that you should not use any product containing pabba on a horse?
>
>Thanx :)
>
>Happy Trails,
>
>Karen
>in Gardnerville
>& Weaver
>& Rocky
>
>
>
Brent Seufert
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
GE Capitol Management Technology Services.

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