| Sweet Itch | | | | Treating Sweet Itch with Neem |
| Although the technical name is Culicoides | | | | Prevention starts with Neem Aid fly repellent that |
| Hypersensitivity, most know this common ailment for | | | | can be used daily if your horse is susceptible to |
| horses as Sweet Itch or Summer Itch. Sweet itch is | | | | sweet itch. Also, the horses themselves should be |
| a medical condition that many horses face caused by | | | | moved away from any areas that have a midge |
| an allergic response to the bites of Culicoides midges | | | | infestation. If you already know that your horses |
| or flies. Found commonly in British horses, it can also | | | | have a hypersensitivity to insect bites such as these |
| be found in equines of Canada, the United States and | | | | it is important to keep Neem Oil on hand to stop the |
| Australia. | | | | horse from itching before they develop sores that |
| | | | can be bothersome. |
| These midges can be found in any wet or swampy | | | | Used as a barrier, you can wipe the horse down with |
| area but any small body of water can cause a group | | | | Neem oil or apply it to the most prevalent areas |
| of these insects to breed, making it difficult to | | | | before they are bitten so that it can stop the bites |
| prevent. Short of draining any water from the | | | | completely. If the horse has been bitten, Neem oil |
| ground, it is nearly impossible to get rid of them | | | | can be placed directly on the itchy spots to relieve |
| completely which is why it is so important to treat | | | | the itch. The anti-inflammatory properties of Neem oil |
| sweet itch year round before it can cause pain to | | | | will relieve the need for scratching and biting, stopping |
| the horse. | | | | the horse from developing any infection later on. |