Sweating on withers?

[clairel]

The last few times I have ridden my horse he has sweat up in a little patch on the left hand side of his withers.
Has anyone else ever seen/ heard of this? and could it be a result of his recent back injury (although he is now mended and it is nowhere near his injury)?

 

[AlexThe Arab]

How Weird! My horse has been doing this, exact same place, for the last week or so.

Will be interesting to hear of possible causes, although I have the back lady booked for later on this month and was hoping she could explain it.

 

[legaldancer]

I had a horse with this , but on his neck near his withers. Its a sign of nerve damage & may be related to an old injury.
My boy's patch used to get bleached with the sun in summer, & there was ofte a salty residue when it dried.
Your back lady may be able to shed more light on it. Mine seemed quite knowledgeable about it.

 

[AlexThe Arab]

It does seem as though this part of the neck is easily damaged