Rubbed withers.....help please? :(

[el_Snowflakes]

So after a really cold snap when my horse was out with two rugs on (now only one thankfully) she now has some really pink raw sores on her withers she has very high withers which probably doesn't help the situation. She is very twitchy when I touch it/ apply Sudocreme so it's obviously bothering her. Can anyone recommend me how to treat it? I would love to leave her unrugged but she's currently clipped& we are in chilly scotland!

So far Iv just been applying Sudocreme & tonight I taped some padding onto the inside of her rug....not ideal but just to ease her discomfort.

 

[YorkshireRider]

Vaseline is supposed to help encourage hair growth but if it is sore you could try pure aloe vera gel. My gelding has the same problem and has a patch on his shoulder where his hair has rubbed off with his rug. I have glued a large patch of lambswool (or you could use sheep wool) to the area that is rubbing him. It seems to have prevented further rubbing. The only other thing would be to invest in an antirub vest?

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

I would pop the cocoa butter vaseline on it for a bit then if you dont mind a bit of mess cornucrescine for hair growth.

Big S the TB had this issue not long ago and thats how we are treating it, he was very sore for a few weeks, it coincided with everything being frozen here so no riding anyways

 

[eatmyshorts]

My TB has had this issue some years, but been totally fine others. When he was getting rubbed we tried silk inserts, sheepskin inserts etc (hubby had a rugwash/repair business, so came in handy for experimenting) and the only thing that worked was cutting a hole for the withers to stick through, kinda like a giant corn plaster! Worked a treat, withers healed (also put cream on them) and the rug didn't seem to let much water in at all either (I'm in Scotland too so plenty rain!)

 

[GREYSMEADOW]

So after a really cold snap when my horse was out with two rugs on (now only one thankfully) she now has some really pink raw sores on her withers she has very high withers which probably doesn't help the situation. She is very twitchy when I touch it/ apply Sudocreme so it's obviously bothering her. Can anyone recommend me how to treat it? I would love to leave her unrugged but she's currently clipped& we are in chilly scotland!

So far Iv just been applying Sudocreme & tonight I taped some padding onto the inside of her rug....not ideal but just to ease her discomfort.

This happened to my old horse. See my old post on this. - It really does work - http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=341256&highlight=donut