Lumps and Bumps – Sarcoids and Melanomas

Lumps and Bumps – Sarcoids and Melanomas

Sarcoids and melanomas are the two most common skin tumours that we see in horses. They can both affect horses from a very young age, and if they have one, there are usually more lurking.  Although most of them will be considered ‘benign’, they can become very large...
Skin issues in horses.

Skin issues in horses.

Horses can get a number of issues with their skin, we are going to do a run of posts on a few common skin issues over the next week: Sarcoids. Sarcoids are cancerous growths on the skin. They can appear anywhere on the horse and range from small skin tag size lesions...