Comments on: Preventing Tail Rubbing

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:52:46 +0000

My horse had a tail itch and he had regular deworming so I did not think it was due to parasites. A friend at my barn recommended the Panacur Power Pack which is a double dose of dewormer daily for 5 days. Heps eliminate gut wall infestationsof strongyles. It worked

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:51:33 +0000

I just found that the tail strap of our pony harness has rubbed our pony’s under tail. What can I do to prevent this. The strap is necessary to hold the harness in place correctly and safely.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:16:54 +0000

My horse also rubs his upper tail in summer months, as he too has dry skin. I use Udder Cream on top of his tail, under the tail on both sides, and even on his muzzle. It does wonders

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:07:00 +0000

My gelding had this problem of tail rubbing. I was first told it was pin worms and after multiple wormings and negative fecals he still rubbed his tail. I also had a skin scraping done to look for anything like a fungus or mites. I finally decided it must be dry skin. I ended up trying a remedy that also works for llamas with patchy dry skin. It is plain diaper rash cream. I picked up a jar of Desitin cream (Zinc Oxide) and applied it to all of the bare spots around his tail and underneath his tailbone. It worked immediately. So far I have only done one application and his hair is already starting to grow back after 2 weeks! It was a easy and cheap fix after months of struggling to find an answer. I hope it can help any other horses having a tail rubbing problem.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 05:18:59 +0000

we have several horses that present with tail rubbing and they are all a wormer regimen…. geldings and mares.. we tried MTG with no success, baby oil is NOT a moisturizer so I would not use that… last summer I ordered AromaItch and started using it with success. It worked by rubbing it onto the skin of the tail and we also rubbed it on areas on the one horse that actually had hives on his belly and was constantly scratching it as well. This is just what worked for us, not sponsored. Here is the link if anyone is interested
http://www.equinat-usa.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=EQUI02

By: amy

amy — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:15:17 +0000

My vet examined my gelding. No signs of worms. His recommendation was to wash his tail with anti bacterial soup let it dry and then rub in external mild mineral oil. It works for him. I do this once a week and I also use mtg a couple of days before the next wash. Went from bald to braidable within the summer.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:58:13 +0000

My quarter horse gelding is rubbing his butt on one of my red panel fences. His tail is all red from the fence. But when you move is tail on the sides of his rear is nothing but flesh. Its not bleeding, and we haven’t changed anything that he eats, drinks, etc. We just wormed him twice in a month and half. The fleshy patches aren’t cut up or sliced. It also looks like someone took a razor a shaved the hair off. (HINT: I board my horse at a friends house.)

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:09:06 +0000

Yes, this year our horse is rubbing off her tail hair on top right in the center. Unfortunately, this article really didn’t provide me with any good insights to help the condition. I doubt our horse has pinworms as she is wormed regularly and I don’t see any signs of worms. A neighbor’s horse does have tail rubbing problems worse than our horse but her stable companion, an older mini horse, has no tail rubbing issues at all. The only difference is that the mini horse is a male and my horse and neighbor’s horse are mares. Is this a more common issue in mares? I wish you could give me information to narrow down the tail rubbing cause so treatment might be possible.
Thank you,
Susan

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:11:27 +0000

My horse Sierra is a thoroughbred and only gets the tail itch in her heat cycle. I found that the best way to manage it is with listerine mouth wash, baby oil and a few drops of lavender only twice a day and rub the sides of her tail area with gold bond skin cream. She is happy and it stops the itching.

By: Sydney

Sydney — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:47:48 +0000

I have learned first hand that baby oil mostly does more bad than good. I would never use it on a horse except for maybe detangling (like a whole wad of burrs in the mane or tail it works good). A product specifically for dry skin on horses is the best option. I like to use mane and tails hoofmaker as I have a mare with dry skin on her tail bone and the crest of her mane in the winter.