black horses turning brown

[tiggerette]

Does anyone else have a black horse with a brown patch where their saddle and girth goes? I know that the sun bleaches their coat, is it the heat from the saddle that is doing this?

 

[Annagain]

The bleaching from the sun is because of UV rays not the heat so I doubt it. I've not heard of this before. My old black boy went a bit ginger in his later years as he help onto his coat a bit and the ends got bleached.

 

[miss_c]

Yes there's a horse on our yard that this has happened to. Honestly don't know why!

 

[oofadoofa]

Yes! This has happened to my black horse AND my dark bay horse. I think it must be something to do with the heat from saddle girth in this area as my bay horse has some nerve damage on his bum and this area sweats with exercise/in warm weather and is the same colour as his saddle patch! Both horses are always washed down well after exercise so it's the only thing I can think of!

 

[tiggerette]

thanks for comments - just concerned that it's from excess rubbing not heat

 

[dixie]

Yes, mine's done this too.

 

[jumptoit]

My Dark Bay is going a gingery brown

 

[mealrigghallstud]

Sweat bleaches the coat hence why the sweatiest areas are bleaching when you have ridden him - perfectly normal and not much can be done about it!

 

[Donkeymad]

Ditto this ^^^^^^^^

 

[merlinsquest]

Merlin does this... I would post a pic but photobucket is not being very helpful at the moment

 

[dotty1]

Yes my black mare has a brown saddle and girth patch, she sweats loads as shes rather a fatty!!!

 

[merlinsquest]

Here you go..... photobucket working now

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[Olivio]

So glad this post came up! My beautiful black horse has a perfect chestnut saddle and girth - you can see it from miles away!

Next question if you don't mind me hi-jacking a bit is will you get marked down in say a working hunter because of it?

 

[tiggerette]

ah sweat - so it could be salt related? interesting