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My horse has gotten those heat bumps when I left the
saddle on. 

chris

--- Jim & Drin Becker <rainbow@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> After doing the first hot ride of the season this
> year my mare got heat bumps , I assumed it was from
> pulling the saddle to quick when she was hot but I
> have never had this problem before on a horse doing
> this . Then I went to the next ride and we had to
> pull our saddles for the vet check and danged if she
> didn't get them again only not quite as bad as the
> first time . They are completely gone in about a day
> and a half , I asked a ride vet about them but he
> had no clue as to what caused them . I use a Dixie
> midnight pad with a woolback on top of that , at the
> first ride I did not have my Dixie pad on so thought
> maybe that was the reason I got them but did use it
> for the second ride and still got them but not quite
> as bad . Any idea's or suggestions on how to avoid
> these ?
>                              Drin Becker
>                              Mtn Region

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"A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot

Chris and Star

BayRab Acres
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