Horse Health

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Horse health covers the everyday kit you keep in the yard cupboard so small problems stay small: barrier and skin creams for wet, muddy legs, antiseptic and wound creams for minor nicks and scrapes, soothing gels for sore or sun-exposed skin, fly and bite deterrent sprays, a digital thermometer for checking temperature, and a medicine record book for logging what you gave and when. None of it replaces your vet — it is what you reach for before the vet arrives, and what you use to keep on top of the routine stuff in between. In a hurry? Wet, muddy fields: a barrier cream or salve on clean, dry legs before turnout. Minor cut or graze: clean first, then an antiseptic or wound cream — call the vet for anything deep, dirty or near a joint. Sore, flaky or sun-exposed skin: a soothing gel or relief cream, and shade or a mask for pink noses. Flies and midges: a deterrent spray, reapplied after rain or a wash. Every yard needs: a digital thermometer and a written medicine record. In stock now: Battles Twin Lamb Drench, from £4.72 (150ml £4.72, 500ml £9.90) — an energy and calcium drench for ewes, for smallholders keeping sheep alongside horses. Several lines in this collection are currently unavailable. If what you need is showing as out of stock, get in touch and our team will help you find an alternative or let you know when it is back. Which horse health product do I actually need? If the problem is… Reach for What it is for Vet first? Legs constantly wet and muddy Mud & rain barrier or salve Helps form a water-repellent layer on clean, dry skin No — but yes if skin is already broken, scabby or swollen Small cut, graze or rub Antiseptic or wound cream Helps keep a cleaned minor wound covered while it heals Yes if deep, bleeding freely, dirty, or near a joint or eye Dry, itchy or irritated skin Soothing gel or sulphur-based cream Supports comfort on intact skin Yes if it is spreading, weeping or the horse is rubbing raw Pink noses in strong sun Sunburn relief cream Hel