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Re: [RC] tail rubbing - Don HustonI have a 21yo gelding that will start rubbing the hair off the root of his tail every 4-6 months. When I see the hair start thinning I slab on a handful of Furazone (yellow water soluble anti-fungal) and rub it into the hair. A real mess. About 6 times, every other day, I add another handful and rub it into the dirt and hair. Now it looks like he's been shot in the ass with a tar gun. The great thing about Furazone is when you blast it with a hose it foams like soap and cleans like soap so after about 10 days I hose him down and the tail is perfectly clean and no more itching for a long time. I used to hose the tail more often but leaving it on the whole time works best on him.Don Huston At 10:04 AM 4/3/2006 Monday, you wrote: Regarding tail rubbing, I don?t know if you have flies or midges or anything like that annoying your horses at this time of year, but my horses rub their tails when they are bothered by flying insects. I?ve found that if I can keep the bugs off of them, they don?t rub. Don?t know if there?s anything like that going on with yours in this wet, wet year, but worth thinking about. I?ve also found that it helps if I put something like Vaseline on their ?opening? and on the underside of the tail. Probably not relevant at this time of year, but just suggestions if the worming doesn?t help.
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