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Documentation of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AA<\/jats:styled-content> in horses is limited to a few case reports.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Hypothesis\/Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this retrospective study was to characterize equine <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AA<\/jats:styled-content> by describing patterns in age, sex, breed and lesion distribution in a series of cases. An attempt was made to characterize the long\u2010term course of the disease by surveying owners of affected horses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title><jats:p>Computerized records from 1 January 1980 to 1 July 2011 yielded 15 horses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Descriptive statistics were calculated for age at presentation, breed, sex, dermatological signs, season when diagnosed and any recurrence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AA<\/jats:styled-content>. The breed and sex distribution of horses with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AA<\/jats:styled-content> was compared with the equine hospital population during the study period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AA<\/jats:styled-content> was 0.017%. Appaloosas and quarter horses were the most commonly recorded breeds. The median age was 9\u00a0years, with an age range from 3 to 15\u00a0years. Alopecia was the primary dermatological abnormality in all horses and commonly affected the mane, tail and face. More than half of the horses presented for other medical conditions. Five of seven (71.4%) owners who returned completed surveys reported a seasonal pattern to the disease, which usually worsened in spring and summer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title><jats:p>Alopecia areata is a rare disease in horses, and is typically cosmetic in nature. 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