A tutorial for an effective way to treat horses with sweet itch! For further questions: / equi.lightness - Chiara Zahner EquiLightness / equi.lightness
God, I hope this works! My mustang mare has been suffering this misery for the past few years, and I’ve been ripping my hair out watching her rip her hair out. I’ve tried everything; pesticides, cortisone, fly sheets, super expensive ‘guaranteed magic potions’, etc. Nothing works. Sweet Itch changes her temperament from gentle and affectionate to high strung and cranky. It is agonizing to watch. (I suffered terrible eczema for years, and understand the pain and torment of relentless itching). Thank you for making such a pleasant, informative video-I’m going to try this immediately (last week of March), before it takes hold of her. Keep your fingers crossed, I’ll let you know the results! Btw, you and the horse are so beautiful, and both exude the most wonderful, calm energy.❤️ UPDATE: April 6, 2022: Late yesterday afternoon, Princess Blackfoot started to go nuts, biting and kicking her belly, ‘snapping’ her tail against herself, and stamping her feet (all the ‘signs’). I had ordered a bag of sulphur online, so I was ready. She doesn’t have any flakes or raw spots yet, but (from past experience) she is squicky about having her belly touched. I am squicky about getting kicked, so I gave her a load of hay, but didn’t halter or tie her, giving her the option to move away. I let her smell the ‘suspicious’ concoction, and gently started to work it into her mane (or, what’s left of it, she rubbed most of it off last year). Initially, she kept moving away when I went anywhere near her belly, but I just kept talking to her, “Let me help you”, etc. (I never shut up anyway), but she understood my intent, and (very bravely) allowed me to work quite a bit onto her belly. (Btw, before using on her, I literally scratched a spot on myself to test it - no sting). It seemed to calm her down immediately (yay!) I watched her for a long while, and voila! She peacefully munched her hay, no more kicking or biting herself! Too soon to be 100% sure, but I am cautiously optimistic! (Sorry this is so long, but I thought details might be helpful for those with horses that don’t want the ‘bad spots’ touched). I’ll update again, when sweet itch season really gets rocking. Thanks again for the video, beautiful girl!
is there anything to avoid in the type of sulphur to use? Surprised you allowed the horse to eat the mixture so I assume you were demonstrating how safe it is?
I tried to find your Facebook page but it's not available. I'm going to start this treatment on my FRIESIAN mare tomorrow. I pray it works. She's got it all over her body and face. I'm in USA Florida.
I started since yesterday, the only problem now is that the sulfur is really sticking and not coming of the mane during washing, any tips? He is also black so you see everything 😅 Btw I replaced the olive oil to neem oil. Makes it extra replant
First, shampoo with any brand of all natural dandruff shampoo. Then mix olive oil with pure sulphur powder (roughly 1 cup of each). I just mixed the olive oil into the sulphur powder until the consistency looked the same as in the video.
God, I hope this works! My mustang mare has been suffering this misery for the past few years, and I’ve been ripping my hair out watching her rip her hair out. I’ve tried everything; pesticides, cortisone, fly sheets, super expensive ‘guaranteed magic potions’, etc. Nothing works. Sweet Itch changes her temperament from gentle and affectionate to high strung and cranky. It is agonizing to watch. (I suffered terrible eczema for years, and understand the pain and torment of relentless itching). Thank you for making such a pleasant, informative video-I’m going to try this immediately (last week of March), before it takes hold of her. Keep your fingers crossed, I’ll let you know the results! Btw, you and the horse are so beautiful, and both exude the most wonderful, calm energy.❤️
UPDATE: April 6, 2022: Late yesterday afternoon, Princess Blackfoot started to go nuts, biting and kicking her belly, ‘snapping’ her tail against herself, and stamping her feet (all the ‘signs’). I had ordered a bag of sulphur online, so I was ready. She doesn’t have any flakes or raw spots yet, but (from past experience) she is squicky about having her belly touched. I am squicky about getting kicked, so I gave her a load of hay, but didn’t halter or tie her, giving her the option to move away. I let her smell the ‘suspicious’ concoction, and gently started to work it into her mane (or, what’s left of it, she rubbed most of it off last year). Initially, she kept moving away when I went anywhere near her belly, but I just kept talking to her, “Let me help you”, etc. (I never shut up anyway), but she understood my intent, and (very bravely) allowed me to work quite a bit onto her belly. (Btw, before using on her, I literally scratched a spot on myself to test it - no sting). It seemed to calm her down immediately (yay!) I watched her for a long while, and voila! She peacefully munched her hay, no more kicking or biting herself! Too soon to be 100% sure, but I am cautiously optimistic! (Sorry this is so long, but I thought details might be helpful for those with horses that don’t want the ‘bad spots’ touched). I’ll update again, when sweet itch season really gets rocking. Thanks again for the video, beautiful girl!
Any more updates? My horse was the worst this year, and I want to be ready for the next season...
Gorgeous horse...!!!! Great advice. Thank you
is there anything to avoid in the type of sulphur to use? Surprised you allowed the horse to eat the mixture so I assume you were demonstrating how safe it is?
what you mixed with the olive oil?
Same comment than Donna Bowman !!!... and very pretty lady. ;)
Claire, France (Parelli member and friend of Isabelle Rouxel Mattéi, too. ;) )
I tried to find your Facebook page but it's not available. I'm going to start this treatment on my FRIESIAN mare tomorrow. I pray it works. She's got it all over her body and face. I'm in USA Florida.
Please write if the treatment has worked!! I also have a friesian with that problem
@@kariland85 it didn't
That sucks! Did u try products called Bite Back?
@@kariland85 no I no longer have the Friesian she was simply given to me to care for but I had to send her back because her kid was just too great
I started since yesterday, the only problem now is that the sulfur is really sticking and not coming of the mane during washing, any tips? He is also black so you see everything 😅
Btw I replaced the olive oil to neem oil. Makes it extra replant
I'd really like to know,if you breed a horse with sweet itch,will the baby horse have sweet itch too,thanks
Yes, the offspring will likely to develop sweet itch too... As it is a genetic problem that can be inherited from one generation to another..
Didn't understood those ingredients
First, shampoo with any brand of all natural dandruff shampoo. Then mix olive oil with pure sulphur powder (roughly 1 cup of each). I just mixed the olive oil into the sulphur powder until the consistency looked the same as in the video.
Is sulphur powder the same powder used for plant? Or is there a specific sulphur/ sulfur we use
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