Alternatively, the horse can be taken to a veterinary hospital and the staff deal with the formalities. The other options are to send the animal to a licenced slaughterhouse or to the local Hunt Kennels. Little blood vessels beneath the skin leak out and form swellings in the skin. The condition can disappear rapidly or be severe with itchiness and crusts forming on the site of the bumps. The shoulders, sides of the neck and the chest are the usual sites for urticaria.
Veterinary treatment is advised.