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RE: [RC] [RC] help needed ASAP with girth grunge - Ashley Marury

Karen,

I also have a buckskin and I had this problem for the first few years of endurance I did with her. I was using a neoprene girth and that completely rubbed her raw. I bought a woolback girth with elastic in it from Running Bear at the Nationals in 2001 and it worked awesome and I rode her in the Nationals with that and I haven't had a problem since. The only problem with woolback is it gets dirty easily and if you don't clean it every so often that dirt and etc builds up in the wool and will agitate the skin.

I now use the neoprene on her and it doesn't seem to bother her. I think her skin just need to be toughened up. I've noticed if you put a bit of Vaseline on the girth and skin where it rubs them it helps a great deal.

Ashley


From: "Karen Sullivan" <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   help needed ASAP with girth grunge
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:40:24 -0700

For the first time in 10 years I have having a girth problem. Prior to the last mont, I have been happily using
cheap Chicks catalog neoprene cinches, with a Sport saddle, on probably at least 10 horses with never a rub
or girth sore.

Last spring my Chicks Neoprene cinch fell apart, so I custom ordered some neoprene cinches with elastic from
Montana Cincha. I noticed it was a different type of neoprene, thinner. Used for 6 months with no problems i saw.

Until a month or so ago...I noticed some hair loss and scruffy skin on one side down low, on my
5 year old buckskin. Thinking it was a fungus, I started using cleaning area with betadine, then applying Clotrimazole
ointment twice a day (my vet reccomends it for fungus), and
it did slowly start to clear up......then I read this sounded like the beginnings of an allergy to neoprene. About that time it showed up on the other side....Stopped using the neoprene cinch for a week...stopped the clotrimazole ,(since soudned like NOT A fungus), and would wash area really well and then apply Mictotek spray 3 times a day for a week (supposed to sooth and cure "girth itch").

Didn't ride the mare, so no cinch on, meanwhile ordered woolback Toklat cinch which a friend had been having very good luck with. Mare had 5 days no cinch, hair came back, things looked good.....

Okay, woolback cinch came, mare now looks fine....rode last night, somewhat hard ride with up and down. First thing I noticed was that the saddle slipped unless I cinched tighter than I usually have to do with the neoprene....but I did get one elastic end, so didn't worry too much. took saddle off and checked cinch area...looked fine last night, no rubs, no flakey skin, etc.

Looked this morning.....and she is sore, itchy, bigger areas,now both sides of crusty and flakey skin....skin almost has a scalded feel.....

Any idea? I'm stumped!!!! Mayby she wasn't allergic to neoprene after all. Have a biothane quick cinch on order, that is my
next to try....

She is young and I am stepping up the distances......does she just need to "toughen up skin area?"

Any help appreciated!!!!! Of course, signed up for first enduance rideon this mare, next weekend. Not really wanting to ride 5 year old on first ride bareback!!!
Karen



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