Dry, Itchy Pet Skin

Alright, it is time to talk about this Idaho weather! Being in the Treasure Valley, we have been lucky - really mild winter. Mostly dry with very few rain/snow bursts that make it seem lovely (except the mud that is left in its wake), but it is causing all of the farm-ily to become crazy itchy, dry, flaky skinned beasts!

So, I would like input on what everyone is doing to combat this problem?

Let me tell you what I have been doing. I would like to forward this with - Our war against the problem is a losing battle. The itch is winning and I have a lot of casualties to try and heal.

First, we are feeding supplements and minerals - they aren't specifically designed for skin issues, but everyone has free access to them (goats and horses, Ill get to dogs in a minute). Second, I have been free feeding the coats a grass hay mix free choice - this has helped with distraction.

The horses are sprayed down with a coat conditioner (Cowboy Magic or a generic human conditioner mixed with water) when I find an itchy spot, but mostly I have been leaving their blankets on them and fixing any holes as needed (I am becoming an excellent horse blanket fixer!). To up my blanket fixing skills I have been sewing them with my sewing machine, placing patches as needed, and lastly supergluing/hot gluing the seams for water protection and added strength. This method has been working, I haven't had to fix old tears near as much since I started gluing. I am thinking of adding some coat conditioning supplements to their diet, but without more research I have yet to find one that is cost effective.

For goats, they are such mouthy little beasts :) that I hate putting things on their coats that they could ingest. But, I have resolved to finding a, as natural as possible, conditioner to spray them with. I only have one very itchy girl, so I have added oil to her daily grain in hopes it'll help.

Lastly, the dogs... I only have one having hair/itchy problems and nothing seems to be helping her. I have added eggs to her diet, coconut oil to her diet, spray her with doggy conditioner, bathe her with itch-free shampoo/conditioner, and when it got very bad the vet prescribed steroids to get it under control. He thinks her problems are more than just dry skin - she may have allergies. We ruled out diet based allergies, so it must be something in the air or something she is recently coming in contact with that we cannot figure out. Nothing has changed to make her this bad, except the weather. I am hoping we can figure out something for her, but allergies can be very hard.

If anyone has dealt with any of the above skin issues (I realize I have about 3 consistent readers but maybe one of you have some insight to share), I would love your feedback. What has worked for you? Did it work quickly or did it have to build up?