tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post9144603949688082907..comments2023-09-09T05:35:11.672-07:00Comments on Boots and Saddles: Tevis IssuesMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-15204145312989930782010-08-04T08:32:31.645-07:002010-08-04T08:32:31.645-07:00From your comments I think that I need to be more ...From your comments I think that I need to be more meticulous about keeping the girth and armpit area clean before and after the ride. It's nice to know that other horses do this after Tevis and it's not necessarily a huge red flag.<br /><br />Unfortunately neoprene is OUT for Farley. The one time I let a neoprene girth be used (I wasn't riding, I let my sister ride her) we came back from a hot 14 mile ride and she had open girth galls from the heat that built up. It's too "sticky" for her skin. I've started using a PVC girth for dressage and love the cleanability though...unfortunatley I think it's a bit "hard" for distance?<br /><br />Good idea about moving the buckles.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706790384521584232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-27391214962287938202010-08-04T07:49:38.988-07:002010-08-04T07:49:38.988-07:00Showsheen is clever! Thanks.
I ride with a loose...Showsheen is clever! Thanks. <br /><br />I ride with a loose neoprene girth, but I've never done more than 30 miles, and Dixie isn't very thin-skinned, so that's not much help. ;) They ARE amazingly easy to keep clean, and no need for buckle protectors. One less piece of tack to find and clean.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-73718943778562832052010-08-03T21:11:20.601-07:002010-08-03T21:11:20.601-07:00I find that if I 1. rarely use soap to bathe my ho...I find that if I 1. rarely use soap to bathe my horse, and 2. hose or at least sponge and lightly scrub their girth area immediately after a ride they don't develop that gunky flakey dermatitis. <br />I really like neoprene girths as well. Mohair girths are great, but I imagine all the crud and bacteria that can be living in there. With neoprene I can disinfect in a flash.<br />Depending on what type of saddle and girth you use it might help alleviate the rubbing by changing the length of your girth so that the buckles are contacting the saddle in a different place.<br />I have a hard keeper too. I feel your pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-4202678332235841582010-08-03T18:54:48.498-07:002010-08-03T18:54:48.498-07:00This is what I used on Bo, and he had no scurfing ...This is what I used on Bo, and he had no scurfing after Tevis - yay! the reason why Chief didn't get to do Tevis was due to armpit heat rash/swelling on the pre-ride. I have since moved the rigging around and that has been working GREAT! I'd also recommend using Bickmore's Gall Salve in the pits post-ride as a preventative. It won't hurt, and will help if there is heat or friction burns which is entirely possible after doing a ride like Tevis. Welcome to the world of sensitive endurance horses and how to manage them, lol! <br /><br />http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2009/03/rehydrating-horses-skin-coat/enduranceridestuff.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675520499223277797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-23963935627300173662010-08-03T17:31:52.510-07:002010-08-03T17:31:52.510-07:00Scruffy spots seem common on many horses after Tev...Scruffy spots seem common on many horses after Tevis. Hank has a couple on his back, and one where a breastcollar strap broke, and my temp fix had been my caribiener snap. Slight rub I am guessing. Friend who used to do Tevis every year always had some sort of scruff, hair loss, dandruff issues some where on the horse. For the most part, I have just washed Hank, and then left them alone. New hair coming in, lifting the scruffy scabs things off him. <br /><br />I show sheened his arm pits, and no rubs during the ride, but some flakes after.<br /><br />Weight thing??? They are all so different.... no one feed to fix things. Hank likes his timothy pellets, so he gets that along with pasture. Weight looks pretty goodtxtriggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165396761654165021noreply@blogger.com