Strange roaning?

[asyouwish]

A livery has noticed that her horses has developed roaning on her horses back, a little back from her withers. She has had the saddler out to the horse but saddle fits and tree points dont seem to be causing the issues. Saddler spent three hours, several saddle changes (including gullets) and couldnt find anything wrong with the saddle.

The horse has also lost hair and has sores on the top of its withers further up than the saddle would sit unless it was going up the poor horses neck. Horse has been wearing a fly rug and on wet day wearing a lightweight waterproof over the top. Could the rugs be causing any of this as she even had the back lady out (reiki/massage) and she found some tightness around the withers (thinks its the sores) but no actual pain on the horses back.

Livery rides the horse about 3 times a week (bit of everything) and has just noticed this in the past week. Any ideas?

 

[Bettyboo222]

Sounds like the rugs are rubbing to be honest, try not wearing a rug for a couple of weeks

 

[smiffyimp]

Sounds like the rugs are rubbing to be honest, try not wearing a rug for a couple of weeks

Agree here, they can get quite sweaty under fly sheets. Has it been muggy where you are? If its rained as well, take off.

 

[asyouwish]

Not its not been particularly muggy but it has been raining for days sometimes, hence why she put the rain sheet on the horse.

Oh and i did ask and tell her I was going to post on this forum as i think it has alot of information and many experts in different subjects.

Just in case.

 

[Noodlebug]

Sounds like the rug.

 

[Ella19]

I would say the rugs are a very likely culprit!

 

[PennyJ]

Would say rugs is the most likely suspect. Try him naked and see if there is any improvement.