If spring comes, can rainrot be far behind? When you’ve got horses, it pays to be prepared for this relentless, all-too-common, crusty skin affliction.
By the end of winter, your horse’s skin, whether insulated by a long, shaggy haircoat or bundled under a blanket, has become a hotbed for rainrot. Then, when the weather warms up and spring rains move in, the trouble begins.
The telltale bumps of rainrot typically appear on your horse’s back first, but they can easily pop up anywhere and everywhere on his body, including his face, rump and legs. These crusts, lesions and scabs can be itchy or painful and often contain pus. You’ll notice bald patches, with hair coming off in clumps. Rainrot can be frustratingly persistent and lead to other, more debilitating infections in vulnerable horses.
So, while not every horse will get rainrot, it makes sense to do what
