Ok, as I've said in most of my posts I'm a first time horse owner so a lot of this is new to me.
Before going out for a ride a few days ago I was checking my horse over for ticks. Some had been getting on her (help me out on a horse are they udders or teats?) so I checked them too. I noticed when I looked between them that there was a bunch of gunk. Looked like dried up black skin with stinky waxy crud in it. I used a cloth and got some of it off, she didn't act like it was sore. Now it looks kind of red. I also noticed at that time that she was dripping something, milk I assume. Tonight I checked her again and she acted like they were a little sensitive and there were some more drips.
As far as the gunk goes I figured that was poor horsie hygiene on my part. I never though to clean there before. Is the milk thing something that happens during a heat cycle? I can rarely tell when she is in heat anyway and I haven't noticed her holding her tail off center (which is pretty much her only sign of being in heat, if she even does that.)
Can anyone fill me in?