Idea for sore / rubbing withers – cost you under £1

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For those of you who are having problems with rugs rubbing and making the withers sore (I am currently having the same problem with my high withered TB due to rug pressure) – I have made a ‘ring donut’ (without the jam) from a lightweight draught excluder (for door).

Wilkinson’s (Wilko) are currently selling them for under £1 and if you stitch the two ends together and form a horse shoe effect ring donut this will sit on top of your horse’s withers (stitched end towards ears) and then lay the rug(s) over the top.

You will need to stitch the donut in place (to the rug) or I have tied it on with ribbon/string to the neck cover ring to stop it moving. It certainly works and stops rubbing and lets the sore breath.

This avoids you cutting rugs!
 
A picture speaks a thousand words... (Seriously, I've no idea what your masterpiece looks like!!!)
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I'll take some pictures between Tuesday and the week-end and try and get a colleague to post them up here as I don't have photobucket picture thingy....
just image one of those long sausages you have (well some people do) to stop the gale blowing through the gap at the bottom of the door, sew ends together (just like a ring donut) and fix/sew under horsey rug and hey presto......a happy Naglet!
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GREYSMEADOW said:
For those of you who are having problems with rugs rubbing and making the withers sore (I am currently having the same problem with my high withered TB due to rug pressure) – I have made a ‘ring donut’ (without the jam) from a lightweight draught excluder (for door).

Wilkinson’s (Wilko) are currently selling them for under £1 and if you stitch the two ends together and form a horse shoe effect ring donut this will sit on top of your horse’s withers (stitched end towards ears) and then lay the rug(s) over the top.

You will need to stitch the donut in place (to the rug) or I have tied it on with ribbon/string to the neck cover ring to stop it moving. It certainly works and stops rubbing and lets the sore breath.

This avoids you cutting rugs!
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Readers may find this info useful - so I have re-posted this.
 
Great idea, my little 42" has very high withers and last year they were sore, touch wood ok so far this year but I certainly would have given this a go before. Thanks for reposting.
 
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