As they are huge and appear to be infallible (a trait that each horse owner appreciates is an illusion) we often ignore the affect the sun has on our horses.
Equines, just like people, can sunburn. Sunburn is most frequently seen on horses with light colored hair coat such as Appaloosa's, Lipizzans, Paints, Pintos, Andalusian, and Grays. Horse owners who possess horses with pasty noses and a lot of pale skin around the eyes often find themselves treating their equine companions for burns. A sudden variation in hormones, like horses which have been bred, could cause a horse to develop sunburn. Though dark horses aren't commonly irritated by sunburn the sunlight often lightens the dark hair. In some cases serious sunburn is thought to lead to some liver injury.
Horse owners must also bear in mind that some medications can also trigger sunburn in horses. Tetracycline is one medicine which has been known to cause sunburn in various horses.
Equine sunburn looks just like human sunburn. The skin turns an angry colour of pink or even a violent red. If skin is left untreated long enough it starts to dry and crack. Horses that are suffering from severe sunburn will start to blister. Sunburn could cause hair loss.
Soothing sunburned eyes is relatively straightforward. All an owner needs to do is acquire a fly mask for his or her horse. When using a fly mask it is very important to make sure that the fly mask is kept dirt free. Merely use a hose plus a sprayer to wash the grime and eye substance from the mask. Following rinsing the fly mask suspend it within the sun to dry.
A quantity of fly masks have an extension that guards the top of the nose from getting sunburned. If you do not own a fly mask that protects your equines nostril all you have to do is rub your horses nose with sun tan lotion that you should purchase at your local drugstore.
A number of horse owners, in particular ones who have an interest in showing, try to prevent the sun from damaging their horses coat by keeping them inside usually in the day time hrs when the sun is the most damaging. Additional proprietors prefer to keep their horses covered with a light weight turn out blanket or fly sheet to shield their horses hair coat. Considered one of the reasons some owners prefer a blanketed equine to one kept inside is that they think that keeping a horse stalled and fully free of sunlight can lead to a depressive disorder.
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