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[RC] Black spots - MarineraHi Ridecampers, I have a 24 year old grey Arabian gelding. A month ago he started to get black spots varying in size from a dime to a nickel or a quarter between his back legs. They have now spread to other parts of his body, behind his elbows, on his chest, on either side of his tail, on his face and randomly a few across his back. I would say that there are approximately 120 total spots. They start off with hair on them and then become bald. The spot are darker than his gray skin. They are not sensitive. They are very smooth. They do not have a center as you might expect with an insect bite. My veterinarian put him on steroids for ten days. He hoped the pigmentation change would stop. It did not. Today he took a biopsy and we are now waiting for a lab report. I have had the same veterinarian for 30 years and he has not seen a case of pigmentation changes such as this previously. The horse is in good health otherwise, is ridden 3 to 4 times a week, is eating and drinking normally. The only change in diet has been from oat and alfalfa hay through the winter months to spring pasture with oat and alfalfa hay more limited. His gate to the pasture is always open so he started nibbling at the pasture when it first started to grow after Oct/Nov rainfalls so there has been no sudden change. If anyone on ridecamp has had a similar experience, I would welcome a response. Thank you, Julie Suhr ============================================================ REAL endurance is sleeping in the tack compartment of your trailer w/the door open, and your horse snorts/snots on your forehead every 30 min! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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