Probably yet another dumbass question, but why....

[MizElz]

....when you wash a horse, does the 'saddle patch' go a lot darker than the rest of the coat, even if you havent just ridden? I washed Elz yesterday, and noticed as soon as I got her wet, she looked like she had a saddle on.....I also noticed that the wetter she became (ie. after the 2nd shampoo) it had disappeared again.

Why?

Please feel free to enlighten this numpty

 

[lilpinkdonkey4]

the oil and greese has been rubbed off so the water is more easily soaked up rather than just sitting on the surface???

complete guess....

 

[Super_Kat]

No natural oils in that area?

 

[MizElz]

Ooooh I'm glad people are having to guess....I thought I'd be made to feel a right twit! It obviously isnt a common known fact then?

Oils/grease sounds feasible, although I wouldnt have thought of that