What to put on a cut mouth?

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Re - seahorse and NS bit..

Yes... I was recommended to the NS (by Jo Graham)... have placed an order for one.. Interetsing you were recommended to it to. The surrey equestrian site was actually cheaper than anyone else if you are thinking of buying

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Yes got mine from Surrey Equestrian too, was only £37 inc postage!
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lets hope it does the trick then
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Vaseline before i ride in corners of mouth just to get things lubed up!! my mare doesn't froth a great deal and has a dry mouth so prob doesn't help.

hers cuts on the side she is heavy on too. and im not particualrly heavy handed.

rubber bit guards - her worst cut occurred when not wearing these. obv have to take them off for dressage but all my bits for home use have them on.

if she cuts then i put on bonjela. seems to help.

im also going to try a hackamore for hacking out just so when she is cut she can carry on work comfortably.

obv goes without saying making sure bit - and flash if using is clean at all times.

also going to look into other bits, shes currently in a happy mouth which she has liked, but im not sure if its making her lips worse.
 
A friend of mine's horse had an ongoing problem with a split mouth. She tried just about everything that people could recommend. In desperation she used a steroid cream for a few days, the mouth healed and hasn't split since.

He had previously had pleurisy and I wonder whether it triggered some kind of infection that somehow affected his mouth - could just be a coincidence. Nevertheless he hasn't split his mouth in about 12 months now after having an ongoing problem for six or so months.
 
Definately Vaseline - you don't want to harden the area. Consider what you put on your own lips when they split!

For pain relief put some Bonjela on it.

I had a horse like this years ago and it was so frustrating. I got around it by jumping/hacking her in a bitless bridle and only using a bridle for flatwork.

When I talked to my vet he mentioned that Vitamin B deficiency can cause the skin weaker. Zinc and Copper are also needed for skin health.
 
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Before you ride or after?
I used to put vaseline on but someone said that it makes the bit rub even more
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Before and after
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Infact used to put it on every time up at yard whether riding or not.
 
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