Spur mark

[Nari]

Can anyone tell me a quick way of healing up a spur rub?

I've ridden in spurs for years & never left a mark but I recently got myself some ariat chaps & I just can't get my spurs to sit right with them. It came to a head in Wednesday's lesson when my poor lad ended up with a big spur rub! My teacher swears my leg wasn't the problem so the blasted chaps are being relegated to hacking him & I'll have to get some more for schooling.

I'm left with a horrid spur mark just where my leg goes. He's a fine coated, thin skinned horse & even hacking today has took the top off it. Any ideas on the best thing to do? I don't want to give him a week off for it to heal because he'll turn into a grumpy beached whale!

 

[Irishcobs]

Put a load of vaseline over it, so hopefully your leg will glide over it.

 

[goldengryffindor]

this may not work but mabye a clean peice of sheepskin strapped to the inside of your leg, or like irishcobs said lots of vaseline.

 

[meandmyself]

How about sticking a big piece of plaster over it?

 

[Nari]

I'll try putting a really heavy coat of vaseline on it tomorrow, the thin smear I used yesterday didn't do much good. I'm not sure the sheepskin would work & it might tickle!

Would a plaster stay on the surrounding hair? And if it did imagine pulling it off - OUCH!