what to do with my scabby horse

[arwenplusone]

Clipped boyhorse about 10 days ago. For the first couple of days he wore a fly sheet, but this has rubbed him on his hip bones.

It has sort of left a bit of a scabby area on both sides.

Unfortunately, every rug I put on him now seems to rub.
I left him naked for a few nights but it is a bit too cold now. Tonight I have slathered loads of Vaseline/aloe vera on to try and stop the friction.

What else can I do? (I have tried an under rug - also rubs him...)

 

[lauraandjack]

One of those lycra body suit jobs?

 

[ester]

they're not at all frustrating are they?!

 

[Puppy]

Have you tried a nylon lined rug? Like a rhino/rambo turnout?

 

[arwenplusone]

lol - I haven't tried a nylon lined rug, but I have tried the lycra bodysuit/under rug thing.

I think the poor boy's problem is because they have been rubbed once now they will be rubbed by anything.

I feel bad for him, and I am a bit embarrassed that he will be scabby when I go out this weekend.

 

[ester]

get old rug and cut hole in it?

 

[arwenplusone]

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get old rug and cut hole in it?

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Crazy as it sounds, that's not actually a bad idea! ta

 

[ester]

well I thought it was a good idea

 

[Lollii]

I look after an old horse with sticky out hip bones that his rugs rub, I put sudocream on the sores, it helps but as you say once they are rubbed it is going to keep happening now.

I was thinking of cutting up one of the bossy bibs that stop rubbing on the shoulders and sewing the material in the hip bits of his rug .... but I don't 'do' sewing ....!

 

[NOISYGIRL]

Alot of rugs are fully nylon lined these days I'd try and get one of those if I were you