Re: girth problems

["Brehm" <RockingB@worldnet.att.net>]

Angie,

I've had the same problem with my horse.  Last spring he got
that peely, scruffy skin (I think scurfing is a perfect
term!) and I thought it was the neoprene girth.  I figured
it just wasn't right for him.  So I switched to a fleece
girth and in a week or two, all was fine.  The first part of
September I started having the same problem again.  I didn't
know what to think since the fleece girth had been fine all
summer.  I thought maybe I was cinching it too tight, but
loosening it only helped a little.  The horse is with a
trainer now (since Sept 20), I'll ask him about it (he's in
Kentucky, 10 hours away).  The spring/fall coat change
theory sounds like it really might be the culprit.  I'll be
anxious to hear ideas on how to handle it!

SusanB
Northern Virginia


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