someone at my barn uses this combo however they mix the listerine / baby oil with conditioner and slather that on.
To update: 10 days ago the vet saw my boy and gave him a shot of Excede. His skin has really cleared up. I confess that I used a furminator on his rump to get some of the stuff out. It was more effective than me picking at it, which I know you aren’t suppose to do. He hated it, but it was over quickly, his rump really cleared up and stay clean. I’ve bathed with betadine scrub and ketohex shampoo as well. It’s cold here though. He has an area on both sides of his belly that I missed early on. And of course his hair is quite long on his belly. Yesterday I bathed just the under side of his belly with ketohex due to temp. I’m hoping that is soon to clear up and no more baths. If you ask my boy - I’m grooming him to within an inch of his life now. He is thin skinned so he is appalled by this. lol. As I mentioned above, he does have cushings and we started treatment in Aug. We are adding back in Vitamin E even though his blood test shows he doesn’t need it. The vet thought that would help his skin and there are other reasons he was on it to start with. We did a CBC/Chemistry the day he got the Excede and he has some liver/electrolyte issues. Which I find odd and concerning. We have a plan and are retesting end of Nov/ early Dec. We will check cushings levels then as well. Thanks for all the advice! I appreciate it. Having never dealt with such issues over a lot of his body, it was anxiety inducing. But we are clearing it up. He does seem to have quite a bit of dandruff now though. I’m hoping that clears up on it’s own. I’m really running out of bath weather.
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Equiderma contains chlorhexidine. The Best thing to use is Hibiscrub.Just use it to give your horse a bath. It’s likely to be the change in his environment that caused the problem. He has probably been exposed to a whole new selection of bacteria etc. at the new place.
HiBiScrub
Hibiscrub® antimicrobial skin cleanser has been used for more than 45 years in hospitals around the world to help manage infection. It is used for pre-operative surgical hand disinfection, antiseptic hand washing on the ward, and pre- and post-operative skin antisepsis for patients undergoing elective surgery.
Containing 4% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate, Hibiscrub is effective against a wide range of microbes, including several strains of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeast, fungi and viruses, and reduces bacterial load more efficiently than povidone iodine. Hibiscrub has also been shown to significantly decrease the risk of hospital-associated S aureus infections by up to 60% when used in combination with a nasal antibiotic.
Hibiscrub is not absorbed into the skin, but binds to it to form a protective layer that kills bacteria within one minute, and continues to do so for up to six hours after application. Unlike povidone iodine, Hibiscrub is not inactivated by bodily fluids.
Hibiscrub has been dermatologically tested, and is proven to be gentle on the skin, even with frequent use. This is significant because repeated application of Hibiscrub has been shown to increase its antimicrobial efficacy.
- Wide range of applications across infection control protocols
- Fast acting with a long-lasting effect of up to six hoursl
- Tough against microbes - gentle to the skinl
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@SmlHpy1 is there any Omega 3 in his diet? My apologies if that’s somewhere up above - there are a lot of replies now! 
If there isn’t, it may be worth also adding in some flax.
he gets 1 cup of canola oil per day. Which I believe contains omega 3? If he eats it. We’ve been struggling with inconsistent eating lately.
Canola does contain O3, but it also contains 2x the amount of O6. Flax and Chia are good sources of Omega 3. Flax is cheaper in general, and has more O3 than Chia does. But with the impending flax shortage, chia may be the better option
There’s also Camelina oil which, due to its high Vit E content (relatively speaking, it’s still low in the context of what horses need), is far more stable than flax oil
My vet advised canola oil as she said there is some evidence it helps with ulcers. I was surprised at that. I actually may remove it as it seems to contribute to his eating inconsistency.
There’s no real evidence that any oil helps with ulcers. There is a study out there on corn oil and it’s alleged support for ulcers, but that was since debunked as very flawed, and not credible.
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Now there’s a flax shortage?!? How much of a shortage are we talking?
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The major drought in the middle of the country has meant a lot of supplies are holding back seed, so they have seed for next year’s crops. There are a lot of feeds that have ground/milled flax in them, so they need theirs. Just be prepared.
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I’m in Canada, I buy the 20 kg or 50 lb bags of raw flax and feed a cup a day so it lasts a long time and is cheap per feeding. My last bag this fall though the price jumped from low $30s to mid $40s CAN, so almost a 50 % hike.
