Interesting discovery RE sore mouths

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As some of you may remember Jerry was constantly getting little sores on the corners of him mouth, no matter how gentle I was or what bit we used. I used to smother the bit edges in vaseline before I rode but it still rubbed. I had loads of advice and ideas from on here and I just thought I would let you know how I solved it..

..I stopped using the vaseline!

Honestly I think it was that that made it worse, his mouth is now completely fine, and I have had to take quite a hold at times and nothing
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So just in case there is someone out there getting fed up with this problem and constantly using vaseline to attempt to stop the rubbing...try not using it for a week and see if it works
 
you could also try hemmeroid cream. Had same problem and rode in a rubber pelham for a while too. Seems to stopped at the moment but havent done any fast work for a while
 
in my horses case it was the happymouth material that was giving him sores - hes fine with a flexi one. i tried vaseline, bonjela everything
 
I'm glad you've found the answer to his problem! At some yards, it has been the norm to bathe the mouth with salt water for a few days before the hunters are brought back in to work and that seems to help with soft mouths - and no, it doesn't smart at all, I had to use it after I had stitches having M and it was very soothing!
 
I was told by my instructor to stop using vaseline because it is petroleum based. I bought some camrosa and it's fab! Use it every time I put the bit in - it will still cut sometimes if he's pulling or being strong but it heals pretty quickly.
 
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