My new pony has nits!

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Thatbloomindog · 10/05/2023 23:28

We’ve just taken delivery of a loan pony for my youngest daughter. He’s a smashing little chap, however we’ve discovered he has lice in his forelock and forehead. Only there strangely enough.
Can anyone advise what I treat him with? And what do I wash my grooming kit with which the kids have been using on all ponies 😭
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kangaroopelicanartic · 10/05/2023 23:45

Try https://gsequestrian.co.uk/products/dermoline-insecticidal-shampoo?variant=31216712613936&gclid=CjwKCAjwge2iBhBBEiwAfXDBR-jFJldhvorm226STb4C9-Z6cZ-GCWMgL-qeG5Hlz4iMviIUV0RrMBoCtDQQAvD_BwE and use it on your brushes too.

Dermoline Insect Shampoo

A powerful, deep cleansing and clarifying shampoo which removes the build-up of scurf, grease and ectoparasite debris. Active ingredients: Piperonyl Butoxide (100%) 0.088% w/w as Piperonyl Butoxide. Pyrethrum Extract 0.04% w/w (Pyrethrins 0.01% w/w).

https://gsequestrian.co.uk/products/dermoline-insecticidal-shampoo?gclid=CjwKCAjwge2iBhBBEiwAfXDBR-jFJldhvorm226STb4C9-Z6cZ-GCWMgL-qeG5Hlz4iMviIUV0RrMBoCtDQQAvD_BwE&variant=31216712613936

TheTempest · 10/05/2023 23:47

I haven’t been around horses since I was a kid so I have no advice. But I’m genuinely gobsmacked- I had no idea horses could get nits! So thanks @Thatbloomindog im fascinated now!

orangeflags · 11/05/2023 22:50

Lice powder for the stable too

SabbatWheel · 14/05/2023 07:58

I wash my brushes in the washing machine in an old pillow case. Iw ould never use my brushes on another horse. Ever.

5Four3Two1 · 15/05/2023 02:29

Insecticidal shampoo then Deosect. Repeat after 2 weeks.

RatherBeRiding · 16/05/2023 13:47

Deosect. Vet grade stuff. Bit pricey but a little goes a long way and it also doubles as a fly repellent. My very old pony is prone to lice - every year I eliminate them, his field mates don't have/catch them, and every winter they come back! I have used the green Dermoline shampoo in the past but this time I went nuclear and used Deosect. No more lice!

powershowerforanhour · 16/05/2023 13:53

Ah, happy memories of shaking Lincoln louse powder out of the big black and yellow container into the roots of my pony's mane and rubbing it in. I probably inhaled a ton of it. Double check any remaining winter coat under his belly.

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