Treating halter rubs

[Flamboyant]

I recently bought a mare with the worst halter rubs I've ever seen. The skin is almost starting to heal over the halter, its that bad.

What would the best solution be for these types of rubs? I'm so worried they will create scars. Vitamin E?

[fourmares]

Calendula lotion would be my choice. You'd find it at the health food store. Make sure you get lotion or cream and not ointment if there are open sores as I think the ointment might sting.

[Flamboyant]

I'll have to look for that!

[goeslikestink]

savalon from a chemist-- wash the face daily clean all the wounds with petherdine from a vets very cheap can buy it over the counter its what they use to clean any areas up with
then dab dry and either use savalon or any nappy rash cream as its on the face you want the bigger tubes you can find savalon works well on all sorts of skin issues as soothing

then i presumming its on her nose / cheek peices -

if its infected then get some kayolin poultice which if you cant get any contact me
its used for strangles ie open abcesses on the face whereby you cant bandage that area
so halter rubs if reall bad need some help to draw the infection out
you apply it hot as your fingers and cover the area then as it drys it draws out any infection you wash it off the next time you apply it, which i her case for exsample would be a couple of days if that bad - so you would clean the rea with petherdine then use the kayolin poultice
then after a couple of days change to savalon that way the face shouldnt scar

done a few of them that i have re habbed -

the other thing now is the horse can go two ways- with work being done to the head area except it
or becomes head shy and scared of anything touching the head

so-- what we have to do is work with the horse so she grows to have confidence in you so that doesnt happen and that when shes all healed will accept bridles bits and anything put on her head

so buy a head collar that unclips - at the cheek peices - and is fully adjustable on the nose band as well as the head peice - this way you can have full control of the horse whilse dealing with her facial wounds

dont just deal with the wounds and then turn out again - groom her before you start so shes clean and any debrie isnt going to go or be blown towards her head
this will build confidence and trust with you same to with her feet do all the body work 1st so the horse is spotless before the cleaning of the wounds
then clean the wounds out -- then pat and scratch and chit chat to her
that way wounds on her face are totally clean

that way your catching her up as you would any other horse to groom her
then offer some breakfast or tea when done so shes be rewarded by grooming before she starts and rewarded by feed when shes finished

rewards to a horse can be dinner or break fast and a clean stable and hay and water plus grooming and picking out feet pats and scracthes