Re: RC: I don't think there's a solution for this...

[Ajsclassgs@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/4/99 3:31:11 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
guest@endurance.net writes:

<< two palm sized welts on his back near his withers.  ..., some dry spots 
where the welts used to be ,(but smaller)...  I rode him in a dressage 
saddle.  Still dry spots. ... some light sprinkling of white hairs....a 
quarter sized solid white spot on his right wither...  Any way to heal that 
spot?  Any way to make it non-permanent? >>

It's really frustrating to find that the saddle you thought fit just fine 
really doesn't.  I've been this route myself.  After buying 3 different 
saddles, all of which still produced variations of the dry-spots or swelling 
after using the saddle for any distance, and trying numerous padding systems 
to rectify the problems,  I have finally bought a Sport Saddle, and finally I 
have no more dry patches, and no swellings.  I find my mare is moving more 
freely in her shoulders now.  I'm sure they were alway uncomfortable with the 
other saddles.  The "thickened" areas on her withers seem to be gone.  I 
think that although I did do damage, it was not permenant. You too may find 
that when you allow the underlying tissue to completely heal that even the 
white hairs may disappear.  It is imperative however that you find something 
that fits your horse.  See if you can't find someone who has a Sport Saddle 
that you can borrow for a couple weeks and put some miles on in it and see if 
the problems disappear.  I used mine first with a Toklat woolback and have 
gone ahead now and bought the Skito ultracell pad and find I have good 
results with it too.  Anyway, good luck with finding that which will work for 
your horse.  

Anne & the horses in Montana
Dyskrete, Stuffy, Hadia & Tifla


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