Cluny
Well-Known Member
Wonder if anyone has any magic solutions!
My new WB mare has a very fine coat, is thin skinned and has a very forward girth groove - not a great combination. She has three bare patches about the size of a 1p piece on her side where the girth goes. She is ridden in a well fitting dressage saddle with a shaped Leather Albion dressage girth (nice and wide) which is used in conjunction with a Lemieux merino wool girth guard, which is washed every time it's used (with wool wash) However the galls tend to look a little sore after each ride whether it be schooling or hacking.
My instructor has suggested washing them with Epsom Salts solution to toughen up the skin, but I wondered if anyone else had any suggestions?
Thank you!
My new WB mare has a very fine coat, is thin skinned and has a very forward girth groove - not a great combination. She has three bare patches about the size of a 1p piece on her side where the girth goes. She is ridden in a well fitting dressage saddle with a shaped Leather Albion dressage girth (nice and wide) which is used in conjunction with a Lemieux merino wool girth guard, which is washed every time it's used (with wool wash) However the galls tend to look a little sore after each ride whether it be schooling or hacking.
My instructor has suggested washing them with Epsom Salts solution to toughen up the skin, but I wondered if anyone else had any suggestions?
Thank you!