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I’m currently putting together some educational resources for horse owners around common skin conditions, health conditions , wounds, bandaging anything health related (things like greasy heel, rain scald, etc) — what they are, what causes them, and how we manage them.
Some of this will be shared free to help horse owners, and some will be part of a more in-depth paid guide I’m creating.
I’d love to include real-life photos so people can actually recognise these conditions properly (b
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Hi Hayley, What a fabulous idea! I have had some issues with greasy heal on my ponys back socks, normally I can treat this, no problem, but this time it just grew and grew! I was doing most things right buy not all, and its great to have a place to find this information, in a safe place, no keyboard warriors.
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Greasy heal can be horrible and spread even if we think we have gotten on top of it, chlorhex or malaseb wash is my go to all the time when Im asked about it, washing and drying the area is the most vital part, topicals that have an antibacterial in them are fantastic for aiding in healing, greasy heal is a bacteria but can get presents secondary fungal infections. Using an antifungal and antibacterial will help to heal, only take off scabs if they are soft. Keeping unwrapped as heat and moist
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