I know popping it on then means it will be done regularly without me forgetting and that the legs are always clean enough to do it when planned.

Ye i would never put pig oil on in summer its actually meant for feathered horses to help grow and maintain mane and feather i use on all my traditionals all through winter to stop there feathers burning off and it acts as a good mud guard too! When combined in a product like Mud Slide Lotion, or mud product that uses flowers of sulphur and pig oil, you have a product that’s easy to use, easy to apply (even if the horse has heavy feathering), helps maintain healthy skin and, because of pig oil’s mud and water repellent nature, the mud just slides of after a day in the field! I'm eternally grateful to TheresaF on here for her copious notes about the use of this, it has made winter a lot easier for us personally. May 30, 2012 5:47:13 GMT amumwithapony said:Who on earth puts an oil on an animal turned out when we have had the conditions we have had over the last 2 weeks? With mine, applying it had no obvious effect, but he continued to live out in muddy conditions without getting any mud rash.I am still waiting to hear back from the company who make it as I'm sure there was something wrong with it. I did treat twice with frontline and it seemed to work up til now but it seems they are back again because shes stamping again. The sulphur is Flowers of Sulphur and the form we need for this job looks like yellow talcum powder.

I posted about mud fever a while back and got lots of suggestions so I think it's a matter of finding out what works for each horse. We continued to apply it every 6 weeks after that - the hair loss only happened after the first application. Neither of mine have a reaction to it but obviously some horses may and fewer applications might be better for them. I use baby oil but not in direct sunlight, mine itches tummy and used sudocreme as a barrier last yea rbut made him itch more due to its drying effect, Charlies is more like an excema, soi spray his tummy with baby oil (THIS DOESNT GET THE SUN) and add some TCP to the mix as a fly repelleant but also a antiseptic on the sore bits. They tend to stick to the hard standing area where the field shelter and their hay is but the rest of the paddock does get very muddy!The soothing water resistant formulation of Pig Oil and Sulphur has been traditionally used for a variety of topical conditions with beneficial effects. I like to include the lows as well as the highs in training and competing, and general yard to yard activities.