Re: [RC] scratches - Jennifer LaymanWhen I was in California my chestnut got scratches on his two chestnut legs (rarely his white). When I moved him to Utah to 7k feet elevation he only got it on his white socks. My other horses also only gets scratches on her white socks.
Leads me to believe that sun plays a real factor here in Utah and there is very little moisture. The sunscreen/zinc oxide comes out in the spring when there is still snow and tons of sun. If I am not on it those pink heals get fried then become scratches.
Also the scratches I get here seem more induced by chapped, dry skin that gets extra irritated by sweat and harsh soil, or harsh soil and sweat create the dry chapped skin. In other words, depeneding on where you live and the cause changes so how you treat changes. Perhaps there is a real difference between scratches and mud fever??
Jennifer
RDCARRIE@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 5/27/2004 12:00:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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