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Hello! Thanks for any help!

My pony has a sore where her bridle has rubbed but we have moved her nose and higher (with help from instructor) and given soft padding on both headcollar and bridle. Yesterday she refused to be ridden, rearing, bucking and today she won't let me near her with a halter! I'm seriously worried she's in pain! My parents won't let me call the vet and are also saying I have to compete on Sunday!

Sorry this kinda turned into a rant! I appreciate any help
 
Gosh... couldn't read and run but very hard to help over a forum. You sound young and it is difficult sometimes to stand up to parents.

To put your mind at rest - you probably don't need a vet. Keep the sore clean and let it heal in its own. But I wouldn't try putting anything on her until it has - certainly not competing unless it is a qualifier you really can't afford to miss? Even then if there is visible injury the stewards might step in and disqualify you. Perhaps worth getting your instructor to speak to your parents? If this really is a "life or death" qualifier you can't miss then there might be things that can be done to help both of you, but outside of that better to miss a weekend than to hurt her further. She'll loose trust in you and her behaviour might cause you to loose confidence too.

You do need to know why her bridle rubbed her so you can stop it happening again. Yes she is in pain - so would you be if you had a blister. Better if you can to give both of you a break.

But that said I do understand how hard it is sometimes to stand up to parents - and I am one!
 
You really need your RI to talk to your parents about the pony's welfare. But I would have expected any RI worth his/her salt to notice that the noseband was too tight before it caused a sore - and when it had done to tell you to give the pony time off to heal properly.
I am not surprised the pony is behaving badly, she knows from experience that bring ridden by you hurts. She doesn't know that you didn't mean to hurt her.
There is absolutely no point in going to a show until she is fully healed, you will not be allowed to compete, no matter how much fuss your pushy parents make.
If you RI can't won't speak to your parents, you could ring one of the equine welfare charities, explain your problem and ask them to talk to your parents, without letting them know that it was you who contacted them Redwings are very good at educating horse owners on welfare issues, in a non confrontational way.
 
Hiya! So I kept the sore clean and covered with vaseline (as instructred... by instructor) and she was in for a few days (being walked for exercise) because she was either quidding or not eating. But now everything is better, with the help of my instructor I'm saving up to buy a bridle off her that completely fits and hopefully I can buy it before the sores heal so I can give it time to be cleaned (my instructor isn't the best on cleanliness) and oiled a couple of times. I'm also buying her a smaller bit as research has told me it's a bit too big, and I've had her saddle checked. She is now happily back out in the field (im watching her weight) with her chum, Shannon and is back with no headcollar either (which is a great achievement and she's always been terrible to catch aha).

Thankyou for any help :)
 
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