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Re: [RC] OT: Sunburn/Hair loss on horse's face? - Heidi SmithWELL. I've had him for three months, have been keeping sunscreen on the area religiously (along with a tea tree oil ointment), and while the skin itself has improved in texture - it is very smooth and soft (almost shiney-like) - absolutely no hair has grown there. That section of his strip is completely slick and bald, with no signs of hair growth at all. The skin color there varies from whitish (normal) to very pink or red if he's exerting himself. The surrounding skin is black, on either side of the blaze. Has anybody had experience with this kind of thing? Is it possible that several seasons of bad sunburns on his white blaze could have permanently damaged the skin, causing permenent hair loss there? Is there any hope for regrowth? On some horses, the hair on the nose is sparse to none in the first place, which may well have been one reason why he burned so badly. And the repeated burning could well have resulted in enough scarring to kill what little hair may have been there to start with, if any. Try zinc oxide--it is great on white noses. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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