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Thursday, October 7, 2010

SUNBURN AND YOUR HORSE

As human beings we are aware of the danger of staying in the sun long term. We know that if we go out in the sun too long, we risk becoming a nice tan to an ugly sunburn. Besides being unattractive and painful we are also aware that sunburns can cause skin cancer. We use all kinds of tricks of sunscreen for lightweight covers to prevent

skin frying.

Because they are large and appear to be infallible (a trait that all horse owners know it's an illusion) that the effect is often forgotten that the sun has on our horses.

Horses, like people, can sunburn. Sunburn is more common in horses with a layer of light colored hair, such as Appaloosa, Lipizzans, Paints, Pintos, Andalusian, and grays. Horse owners who own horses with white noses and a lot of pale skin around the eyes are often the treatment of equine partners for sunburn. A sudden change in hormones, like horses that have been bred, can cause a horse to develop sunburn. Although dark horses are often irritated by sunburn often dark hair bleached. In some cases of severe burns is thought to lead to liver damage.

Horse owners should be aware that some medications can also cause sunburn in horses. Tetracycline is a drug that has been known to cause sunburn in some horses.

equine sunburn looks like human sunburn. The skin turns an angry tone of pink or a violent red. If the skin is left untreated long enough it starts to chap and crack. Horses suffering from severe sunburn blistering start. Sunburn can cause hair loss.

The treatment of sunburned eyes is quite simple. Each owner has to do is purchase a fly mask for their horse. When using a fly mask is very important to ensure that the mask is kept clean flight. Just use a hose and spray to remove dirt and grime in the eyes of the mask. After rinsing the mask fly hang in the sun to dry.

Some fly masks have an extension that protects the tip of the nose to get sunburned. If you do not have a mask covering the nose flying horses all you need do is rub the horses nose with sunscreen that you can buy at your local pharmacy.

Some horse owners, especially those who are interested in showing, try to avoid sun damage to their coat to keep horses indoors during daylight hours when the sun is most harmful. Other owners prefer to keep their horses covered with a lightweight blanket or be fly sheet to protect your horses coat. One of the reasons some owners prefer a horse covered with a kept inside is that they feel that keeping a horse stalled and completely free of sunlight can lead to depression.

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