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As human beings we're aware of the risk of staying within the sunlight too long. We know that if we waste to much relaxing time in the sunlight we run the chance of turning a nice tan in to an unsightly burn. Besides being unattractive and painful we are also aware that sunburns can lead to skin cancer. We employ all sorts of methods from sunscreen to light weight covers to prevent our
skin from frying.

Since they really are huge and appear to be infallible (a feature that every horse owner understands is an illusion) we frequently forget about the affect the sun has on our horses.

Horses, just like people, can sunburn. Sunburn is most frequently observed on equines with  light colored hair coat for instance Appaloosa's, Lipizzans, Paints, Pintos, Andalusian, and Grays. Horse owners who possess equines with white noses and plenty of pale skin round the eyes often find themselves treating their equine partners for burns. A sudden change in hormones, like horses which have been bred, can cause a horse to acquire sunburn. Although dark horses aren't usually annoyed by sunburn the sun often bleaches the dark hair. In some cases severe sunburn is alleged to contribute to some liver impairment.

Horse owners must also be aware that some medicinal drugs may also activate sunburn in horses. Tetracycline is one medication which has been recognized to trigger sunburn in various horses.

Horse sunburn seems to be just like human sunburn. Skin turns an angry colour of pink or even a harsh red. If skin is left untreated long enough it starts to chap and crack. Horses which might be enduring harsh sunburn will begin to blister. Sunburn can cause hair loss.

Soothing burnt eyes is reasonably uncomplicated. All an owner needs to do is obtain a fly mask for his or her horse. When using a fly mask it is very important to make sure that the fly mask is kept dirt free. Merely use a hose and also a sprayer to wash the grime and eye goo from the mask. After washing the fly mask suspend it within the sun to dry.

A number of fly masks have an addition that guards the end of the nose from getting sunburned. If you don't own a fly mask that covers your equines nose all you'll want to do is rub your horses nose with sun tan lotion that you should buy at any local drugstore.

Some horse owners, in particular ones who are interested in showing, try to avoid the sun from damaging their horses coat by keeping them inside usually in the day time hrs when the sun is the most destructive. Other owners prefer to keep their horses covered with a light weight turn out blanket or fly sheet to guard their horses hair coat. An example of the reasons some owners desire a blanketed equine to one kept in the interior is they believe that retaining a horse stalled and wholly free of sunlight can lead to depressive disorders.

If you are looking for horses for sale and ponies for sale, you could always try the Horse and Pony Directory.

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