Every time we go riding, Juliet's (Pinto mare) sides, right were the cinch and the inside of the stirrup are at, she rubs it open on both sides and it makes her bleed. We've tried everything from getting another saddle to getting a super padded cinch! What do i do? I want to still ride her but i can't if she keeps opening up and bleeding.
2006-10-16 08:22:07 · 12 answers · asked by cpennertz 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
What style of riding? For an English saddle all of the buckles should be fully on the skirt of the saddle. Also, after you tighten your girth, pick up each front leg and GENTLY pull forward to get any skin wrinkles out from under the girth.
As the others have said, you must let these areas heal completely before you saddle this mare again.
2006-10-16 08:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sharingan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally when a horse gets girth galls like that the cinch is being placed too far forward - thereby causing rubbing from the action of the horse's elbow as she moves. What also can encourage this rubbing is the horse being overweight and creating a scenario where the cinch has to be quite tight to keep the saddle from rolling.
Make sure the sores are allowed to heal FULLY before riding with a saddle, if there is even a small open area the cinch will encourage that to open again and continue being raw and sore.
At a tack/feed shop you should be able to find different products to help with healing these sores, look specifically for a "gall salve" which is formulated specifically for girth galls.
2006-10-16 08:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by gixxerforher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok now this answer i know i have the same problem with one of my paint mares. if you are using a mohair cinch my mare is allergic to it. she starts to bleed in about 15 minutes after you start riding. it is completely healed before and then it rubs raw in just a few minutes
and i have to ride for a minumum of 10 hours per day for work so i have switched all my saddles to longer fleece cinches and havent had a problem in years. i took her to 2 vets and the vet at work they all said the same thing. it is rare but it happens. try it and i think it will work. the vets told me to use a little longer cinch to avoid the buckles from causing any trouble also. good luck if you have any questions feel free to contact me: hahler1@yahoo.com
2006-10-17 02:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by dawn h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her saddle could be incorrectly placed. Two far up on her withers ot to far back. The cinch should fit snug but not too tight. Try putting salve on the wounds to help them heal and lay off riding untill it completly heals. If moving the saddle doesnt work then maybe you have to ride bareback or with just a saddle pad.
2006-10-16 08:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would first tell you to let that area heal itself. Also apply a suave to the open area, like wool-fat. I'm assuming that you are not placing the saddle to far up on her withers or too far back. Usually the change of saddles and cinch straps will take care of that problem.
2006-10-16 08:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by Dennis C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On her sores try putting petrolium jelly or bag balm then when they heal use the softest cinch you can find and leave it one notch too loose and just ride her for 30 minutes or less see if that helps.
2006-10-16 10:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do NOT loosen your girth if you are riding, i gaurentee you that you will fall off/ slide sideways. this will rub the hair off of your horse's back. Maybe the saddle fits incorrectly. Many people dont check the saddle fit, remember not all saddles fit every horse. in fact very few do. it took me about 50 tries before i found one to fit my horse.
2006-10-16 09:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by Leann&Stevie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE THE ANSWER! my lesson mare has they same problem. Buy a fur cover to go over the cinch. IT WORKS GREAT!
2006-10-16 09:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by ktkiokins14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you see blood she is bleeding if not no however you do need to adjust your cinch on your horse she shouldn't have hair loss from it or get inflamed from, also along with it have a groomsman or woman or a horse vet trim her mane so hair doesn't get caught in it..
2006-10-16 08:29:07 · answer #9 · answered by Mary S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 14:56:21 · answer #10 · answered by papke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋