Everything You Need To Know About Horses

Rain Scald

 Horse With Rain Scald

This is a baterial infection associated with wet weather, most often seen on paddocked horses which are neither stabled nor rugged and are exposed to the rain.

This condition is self-limiting if you can remove the horse from these conditions. Extreme cases require antibiotics and medicated washes. The lesions tend to run their own course and the skin repairs itself. However, steps have to be taken to get the horse out of the situation that is causing the rain scald or the condition may deteriorate.