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[RC] [Guest] saddle fit - Ridecamp GuestOn Behalf Of Barbara McCrary The white spots are caused by some pressure in the past. I question whether the saddle of his harness would have caused this, but I suppose it's possible. My guess would be from a saddle and rider's weight at the riding stable. As for the dry patches, that's typical, because the white spots are a result of damaged hair follicles and nerves caused by the pressure, and because of the damage to his hide and nerves, that area will always be dry. I may have not expressed the clinical cause of the damage very well, but I've experienced this in some of our horses over the years, and I know the results. We still have one horse that has that damage. It was caused by a poor-fitting saddle on one 50-mile ride. After the saddle was removed, patches on his shoulders welted badly. Days and days later, the skin became parchment-like, peeled, left pink skin, and white hairs grew back in. He will carry that white patch to his grave. The saddle I now have for him seems to fit, and no further reactions take place, except that there is a dry spot where the while hairs are. Barbara McCrary =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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