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Re: [RC] [RC] white hairs on sides of wither - Chris PausThose white hairs are showing up after much damage already is done. The saddle probably isn't a great fit and as the hairs appeared first on the left, either your or your horse or both are not very balanced. I'm not talking about riding balanced, I'm talking about your body alignment... I have one hip shorter than the other. My horse has a bigger concentration of white hairs on the right side than the left because that's where I tend to put my weight. I go to the chiropractor often to keep myself as straight as possible. After I've had an adjustment, my horse is noticeably more relaxed and responsive to me. And I take him often for adjustments to the equine chiro too. My being crooked makes him crooked! I'd also check that saddle fit. I don't care what they say about CAIR panels, I've had some horrible results on my horse's back from them. He'd dance and buck and rear and do anythign to keep me from tacking him up and hopping aboard when I had a Wintec with CAIR. He wasn't so bad with the other Wintecs I've had, but in general, I've given up on Wintecs for distance riding. I've tried 4 of them, different styles and models. chris --- Christina McCarthy <christina_mccarthy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Question, my saddle seemed to fit correctly, but now after 3 months my horse is getting white hairs (like a big spot) on the left side below his wither. It appears to be happening on the right side to )smaller white patch). My horse is a chestnut and has white hairs coming in on his back side too...just not as concentrated. Wondering if it is the saddle or pad (Have the wintec endurance with cair system) the pads velcro area holding the loops that keep the saddle on might also be the culprit..I ordered a Tolket Woolback with gel inserts for the saddle. Any comments are gratefully appreciated.. Chris & JJ (his back does not appear sore after riding) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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