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You could try that new fly sheet that covers the horse from ears to 
tail.Horse Duster or something like that, it is in the catalogs.Also regular 
shampoing with a gentle horse shampoo. Bug repellent.etc. I have tons of 
bugs, some swampy land too.Sheets,spraying what isn't covered and shampoing. 
I have a bit of a problem with mane rubbing.Some scaly skin. I have been 
trying to figure it out too. MYG by Shapely helps if I keep putting it on.
 I did have a friend who had a mustang with similiar sounding problems 
,hers was all over. Much worse than mine, but lived nearby. It was the gnat 
bites the vet thought.She got injections too.


> From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [RC]   Possible skin problem    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:54:09 
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> Please Reply to: Joe MichiganEndurance@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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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