Mud fever on hind legs

[NewHorseMom]

My horse has some kind of fungus on his hind legs. It's on the front of the cannons and a bit on the back of his legs on the tendons below the hocks. How do I get rid of this and why is he getting this? Does anyone else have this? It's a bit thick and scabby and I can pick at it. Is this mud fever? There is no mud right now...

[striderrider]

I have seen some horses get this. Usually when it starts to get hot and they sweat a lot under their boots. Wash with an iodine shampoo after every ride and it should clear it up.

[horse99]

It sounds like it could be mud fever. There is this amazing cream that you get from the vet, it's called Special Formula or something like that and it's an antibiotic/anti fungal cream. I have used it for various skin issues and it has cleared most things up really well. It's cheap too- around $6 a tube.

[horse99]

Otherwise it's just a fungus and you should probably try washing your horse boots on a more consistant basis to avoid build up of sweat and dirt and try washing legs after workouts to help keep it under control.

I use wraps on the hind legs now instead of boots as boots would cause a fungus breakout almost everytime I used them on my horse. And he has white legs and they are way more prone to stuff. Who would have thought.