COAT DEFENSE Trouble Spot Drying Paste for Horses - Natural Equine Wound Care That Provides Safe & Effective Relief from Scratches, Sweet Itch, Summer Sores, Proud Flesh, Mud Fever, Girth Rot (10 Oz)

This clay is soft and spreads out well on a wound dressing. It smells minty. It takes off about a millimeter of granulate tissue in 24h which easily wipes off after spraying it with peroxide.All without causing pain.Very much recommended!

This product helped prevent scratches this spring. I also kept my horse in a lot from the mud so that played a role too. Still, muddy legs didn't cause scratches like usual. I would wash legs, dry them and rub it in well, applying a thick layer. It seems to provide a protective layer and dries up any fungus that starts. He did have a few scratches and this dried them up quickly. Before us using this product, he had to go on an antibiotic with all 4 legs (ankle to coronet) covered in scratches (in the fall). He was also rubbing his tail a lot (wormed regularly) and the hair was becoming a mess. I tried this just to see, rubbed it well into the top of his tail where he was rubbing and so far he has stopped. It is a bit pricy though (I don't see a very large size either). When using it every other day on 4 lower legs it goes quickly. If you use it on smaller areas infrequently it will last a very long time. Great scent too. People at the barn have suggested trying Desitin which is much cheaper and they say works well.

I’ve been fighting mud fever / scratch for months now..... heard about Coat defense and decided to give it a try .... it worked within days of the first application.... I’ve now stocked up for next time .... hopefully won’t be a next time ... but I’m prepared

This was a little expensive, but was well worth it! This paste works amazing!

My horse has a terribly resistant case of rain rot/scratches/greasy heel/dermatitis on her hind legs. The surgeon's shampoo and medication were as effective as smearing peanut butter on it--in short, did nothing for $35. I've tried five different products since then, and this dermatitis just came back stronger. I can clear off the lesions with medicated shampoo, but they returned in 24 hours. In 20 years owning horses in humid Tidewater Virginia, I've never seen a case this bad before. This Coat Defense clay is the only thing I've found that's actually reducing the patches. That poor mare. She showed me how much relief this cooling clay gave her by sighing deeply and visibly relaxing as I rubbed it into the hot spots. The next day, her legs were noticeably cooler and dryer, and there were fewer lesions. You can easily brush out the dried clay. Instead of jerking her legs away from stinging lotions, when I had washed and dried her legs, she saw the jar, planted her legs firmly, and waited for the clay. She welcomes it. Yes, it's pricey, but you actually don't use much. It's very spreadable. I plan to keep this in the med box from now on.Also, a friendly note: the vets say that these itchy rashes are caused either by a fungal infection or a bacterial infection. You won't know which unless a vet cultures the cells. One of the possibilities is a staph infection. Don't even think about treating these rashes without rubber gloves. Humans can and do catch them, and they're hard to treat, especially if you get them in YOUR hair.