Handle with care

I just read “Wash Before Use”

(Letters, EQUUS 454), about the person

whose Paint sustained what appeared

to be chemical burns after wearing

brand-new, unwashed fly boots.

My horse, too, experienced some-

thing similar from a new fly sheet.

When I complained to the company I

bought it from, they said they’d never

heard of any such thing, but they did

fully refund my purchase price when

I returned the sheet. This was in the

summer of 2014.

It’s good to know I wasn’t crazy,

but I’m sorry someone else’s horse

had to suffer as well. We treated my

horse with a basic topical ointment

and kept cold, wet towels on the le-

sions, and my barn managers helped

to monitor the situation. My horse

healed very well with no scarring, and

even in his summer coat this year,

nothing was noticeable.

Name withheld upon request