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03-08-2007,
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Arizona
Posts: 515
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Scratches/ Shavings
Pastern Dematitis (also called Scratches, Greese heel).Horses with long feathers on the fetlocks and pasterns tend to trap moisture and dirt the skin then becomes irritated allows an infection to start. It can be very painful if left untreated even making the horse lame. Any horse who is subject to a moist enviroment can develop scratches, muddy pens unclean or wet stalls. It really is a hygiene issue. So if the stalls are wet from either rain or urine and manure then I would suspect the the dirty shavings could cause scratches. The best thing to do if you think your horse has this is call your vet and have them asses how bad it is and prescribe a coarse of treatment. The hair is usually shaved and a medication is applied.
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