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Spots of blood on legs?!?

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#1 ·
Ok so yesterday I noticed my horses legs were pretty pink just above the hoof on the back so I was worried. Well today I get to her and all four legs have spots of blood some runny all over about half way up. Two legs also have a lot of black spots stuff on her legs too.

What is this?!? And how do I fix it? I can't post pictures until tomorrow morning. Also when I washed her legs with aloedine shampoo it appears she has socks and the blood seems to only be on the pink skin. Also flies have just hatched if that makes a difference.

Please any ideas and specific products I can get tomorrow would be great. Thank you.
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Is it safe to apply fly spray after I put something on in case it is greasy heel? I really want it to go away as fast as possible. I was looking at pictures and it looks like a mild case of greasy heel but also I noticed after a fly would leave it left a bloody spot.
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Fly spray won't due any harm, I like to use the 'natural' fly sprays myself, I find them more effective than the commercially produced, chemical sprays.
It could possibly be a combination of the two. If the skin is softened with mild greasy heal, a fly bite will easily draw blood. Either pop a photo up here, or send one to your vet to have a look at.
 
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Thank you, I will get pictures up in morning I don't have a computer at home. But I will be going to the feed store tomorrow and stocking up for both issues. It's just so frustrating she seems to always have something wrong since I got her.
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Pictures

Ok here are the pictures I got yesterday. The first one was what it looked like on Tuesday and the other three are from Wednesday (I took them after rinsing off).

I think I will have to try those leg wraps for flies but since the skin was so irritated on Tuesday I think it's more than just bug bites.

Also I should mention that I was told she had a skin condition in the fall when she was brought into foster. She is still at the same barn so I used the same aloedine wash that was used then, yesterday. She was recently moved from a muddyish paddock and the one she is in now is sorta muddy at the bottom of the hill but only because we have had a few days of rain. She would be moved to a completely dry paddock but the owners of the two horses in it had a problem with sharing.
 

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That's the thing the flies aren't that bad at all. She doesn't even have flies around her face so I haven't put the fly mask on yet. They did just recently hatch but they don't seem to be bad at all yet. It's almost like her skin is super sensitive. But I am getting fly spray this afternoon. Any brand that works well and is as waterproof as possible?
 
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I like the brand "Endure" and it seems fairly waterproof compared to a lot of the others. It can be a bit more expensive some places though.
 
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