Several months ago I got a couple more horses. I recently noticed that both horses had developed hard spots on the top of their necks (up by the crest of their neck by the middle part of their mane). The spots are harder than a rock & the horses have that "stud? look from the middle part of their mane buldging out. Any ideas what this is from?
Hard spots on neck
- Thread starter 7lazy77
- Start date
Help Support CattleToday:
hayray
Well-known member
Are these geldings? Are you working them at all? Does the crest of the mane fall to one side or the other at the spot where the bumps are?
I was feeding them free choice grass hay along with 8# alfalfa each (not free choice). I have 3 other horses (including a pony) that was on this feed ration, they never had an problems. The alfalfa was leafy, so I stopped feeding it when I started noticing these hard spots. I am now feeding oat hay with about 3# alfalfa pellets each. Could it be because these two new horses were probably on a different feed before I got them???
hayray
Well-known member
Interesting, are these Morgans or Fjords? What kind of weight are they? Are these mares related? Staring to wonder about fat deposits, hormones. Had a old Arab mare years ago that develped a cresty neck, just figured hormone imbalance, this same mare lactated even though never having a foal. Usually see this in over weight types.
One is a paint & the other is an appaloosa. They are not related. HOWEVER.....they have put on quite a bit of weight since I have had them. Preiviously, they were only on grass pasture. When I got them, they were put on free choice grass hay.
ArrowHBrand
Well-known member
My opinion is that they are fat, these bumps are fat deposits. Of course I'm not a vet and you should have them checked out, but in my experience mares that get that cresty studdy neck are over weight. Like my sons quarter pony!
