At 08:53:21 on 25.06.10, stardust wrote:
hi i have a traditional 5 yr old cob ,he loves being out in the field but he has really pink skin and is allergic to just about anything from flies to sand ,he also has eczema on his legs and sweet itch in his tail.he seems to be finding the sun and flies hard to deal with lately!what should i do ??xx:)

At 10:32:10 on 25.06.10, essexequine wrote:
You can get those uv relfective sun rugs, they are brilliant. A pony on my yard has one. She also has a fly mask which covers her ears and goes right down to her nose. A childs 50+ sun cream is cheaper and works as well as the horsey brands.As for the eczema, you could try camolnile lotion. And the sweet itch, I swear by baby oil. Rub it into his tail and do that every day. Once a week you will need to wash his tail, you can get really good specific shampoos. Just put the oil in everyday, he will soon start to stop scratching and the hair will grow back. Good luck, hope it helps

At 11:17:27 on 25.06.10, stardust wrote:
thank you ,yeah i will give the baby oil and lotion a go ,i have already put suncream and sweet itch uv sun rug on him with a mask and he seems to be doing a bit better.thanks for the advice i will try it out.:)

At 14:09:20 on 25.06.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
aloe vera works well and baby shampoos. you could also try bringing him in from 11 til 3 so hes out of the main heat of the day and the flies are usually worst around that time too

At 21:56:26 on 01.07.10, stardust wrote:
thanks for the advice, the aloe vera sounds good i will try it ,but he is allergic to shampoos and i know that he would be out of heat but then he would be out at the flies peak time.it's never ending help?