Equine Challenge - Treating Sweet Itch, Rain Rot, Dander, Dandruff, itchy/flakey skin, Tail Rubbing

Number 2 in a series of Equine Stewardship Tips brought to you by Equine Challenge Supplements Changing the topical Ph of the skin will create an inhospitable environment for bacteria and fungus. Acetic Acid (white vinegar) will help soothe irritated skin and will remove residual soaps which can dry the skin leading to tail rubbing and such.
Mackie Hartwig, DC
Equine Challenge Supplements, CEO
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• Sweet Itch
• Rain Rot
• Dander Dandruff
• Tail Rubbing
• Flakey Skin
• Itchy Skin
• Horse
• Horses
• Equine
• Acetic Acid
• Equine Challenge Supplements
• Topical Ph
• Mackie Hartwig DC
• Midge
• bacteria
• fungus
• white vinegar

[GotMorgans]

To view "before and after" pictures of a horse in Lebanon whose owner contacted us two months ago regarding her horse with a sweet itch problem on his tail, please click on the above link which will take you to our complete page of Equine Stewardship Videos.

[AloeVeraAloeride]

changing the pH by spraying is comfy for the horse when the're no skin lesions, clever idea, have a look at aloeride.com/pages/Sweet-itch.­html see my on the video, see the change Equine Aloeride has made to Murphy and if you click 'delights customers' then you can see Mick & Elaine's story about Murphy.

[7flyinghecks]

@sylvesmiller

You can get these containers at any garden supply store or use an empty ezall shampoo sprayer. Or you can do what I did by putting 2 tbps of white vinegar in a spray bottle and then fill it full with water. I did it this way because it is starting to get too cold here for a bath but I still had sweet itch to get rid of. So far it is working. I have been using it for 3 days and the hair is already starting to grow back in. Also putting on a layer of Corona ointment helps too.

[OurCrazyLove]

Thanks so much! my horse has had sweet itch every summer, untill now! thanks(:

[sylvesmiller]

Thank you for this tip. I accidently bought the apple cider vinegar. I used it on my pony that has some itching due to allergies. I couldn't tell if it helped or not; she was unusually skittish while I was sponging it on. I assume the vinegar was stinging her lesions. About 5 minutes later, she was back to trying to itch her flank. I did not dilute the vinegar, and I sponged it on directly to her entire body. Where can I get one of those containers that attach to the hose?