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I got my first black horse last year.  She is a great horse and a real 
competitor.      Problem is she rubs on everything.  Last summer she rubbed off 
most of her mane, tail, belly and shoulder hair leaving big sores.  We worked 
constantly putting swat on her trying to keep the bugs off so she could heal 
up.  It was a huge battle that we didn?t win or lose, just held our own until 
winter came in.  Everyone seemed split: Some thought she would rub till she got 
blood and the blood brought in the bugs, which made it worst.  Others thought 
she would get bug bites that would drive her nuts and she would keep rubbing 
the bites and still others thought she had dry skin that itch made her start 
rubbing and go crazy from there.   Myself, all I know is over the winter she 
never rubbed on anything and her coat looks great now.  I do have a huge fan 
and stall set up for her if need be this summer but feel this is a band-aid and 
not a cure.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to over come this???????????   
Any thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated, Joe

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