What is this?

[Mock2Farms]

Okay.. So I was body clipping my new colt today and found he has random little bald spots all over his body and some of them have scabs. It looks like some sort of fungus or maybe rain rott? Coming from a dry desert climate I dont have much experience with this stuff. I took some pictures of it:

Thanks in advance!

 

[Jill]

I'm not sure what it is, but I'm doubtful given the location it would be rain rot. That is usually on the back (where water can kind of set).

His color is so neat!

 

[Irish Hills Farm]

I have to agree with Jill with the location being wrong for rain rot. But it could be another fungal thing going on. Did you check him for lice? If it were me, I would have the vet out to be safe.

 

[Keri]

We get that here in Utah. Its the same as rain rot or treated the same. Just a fungus. Use a fungus wash on him and it should clear up. Kool Blue is what I use and it clears it up in a few months. Good luck with it. Is it tender?? My gelding got it on his back last August. Hit it with the clippers (not knowing) and he cringed in pain. Poor guy!

 

[Mock2Farms]

No lice. He had alot of dandruff though. He came from a really snowy climate and had the typical wooly mamoth coat. So Im thinking moisture got trapped some how.

Its not tender either.. He thought it felt good when I was trying to brush the dandruff off of it. Come to think of it when I clipped over it he was stretchin out his lips looking for someone to groom back.

 

[Keri]

Maybe add some a couple tablespoons of oil to his feed. I have a mare with lots of dry skin (weird weather this year). She scratched herself like crazy and it was making me crazy.

So after I added oil and the weather started warming up a bit she's fine. Might try that.

 

[albahurst]

MTG might be a good product to use on the spots. We had great response with the MTG here

Peggy

 

[DreamtSilence]

It does look fungal, and if so, be careful brushing, you can spread it! (or reinfect once you finally get it cleared away.) Ick. I always make sure to bleach everything once I rid myself of one of these things, and try to isolate it to THAT horse if possible.

Anyway, as already suggested, an as often as possible fungal wash followed by some kind of fungal spray (tea tree oil works pretty well,) usually does the trick.

 

[StellaLenoir]

I think it looks like ringworm. I have seen it on dogs, cats and people. You can see the classic Ring in all the pictures, really well on the chest pic. I would be carefull as ring worm is super contagious but cureable. Its in the athlets foot family I think. So warm moist would be a good breeding ground.

Good luck I will be curious to read how your little guy turns out.

Even with the baldness he is so cute! I love that eye pic!

 

[mini1]

While it could be any of the above, it looks to me like he has been rubbing on something. You said he was really reaching when you were clipping and brushing. He itches, so he rubs and rubs the hair out in patches. Very typical and common.

The long hair is hot, traps dirts and skin flakes and makes him itch. Now that the hair is off, spray him with a conditioner to moisturize the skin and hair and he should stop and the hair will grow back.

 

[Mock2Farms]

I thought ringworm too but he is so dandruffy that I figured it might be more fungal or itching from moisture like someone said. Either way I washed him with some antifungal stuff already today and I am going to pick up some spray tomorrow. He is in a stall until I figure out what it is or it goes away though!

I didnt even think to bleach my brushes! OH! Good thinking.

Thanks for all the imput! I appreciate all the help!

 

[ClickMini]

It sure does look like ringworm to me.

 

[Echo Acres]

I don't believe you mentioned how old this guy is. Is he a yearling? When we bought several of our weanlings or coming yearlings we discovered these little spots (some scabby some bald) on them when we went to clip in the spring. I have been told that even from very respected and careful farms it is common for coming yearling to get lice or fungas in their winter woolies. I never seen any lice when I looked, but powdered and wormed them good just in case. They did however have quite a bit of dander just like your guy. I didn't from that point have any new spots, but it did take a little while for the old ones to go away. We had to attend the first couple shows with the spots fading, but never seemed to be an issue.

Hopefully you figure it out, and I think the disinfecting is a good idea.