Question relating to white spots developing on the
withers...How long does it take before white hairs show up- and does this mean
there is permanent NERVE damage underneath? I have a horse that we had some
saddle fitting issues with...when it become obvious (horse not wanting to work-
slowing down- refusing to trot- stretching alot- etc) I switched to a flex
saddle...It was obvious to me right away that she felt better (moved out
freely)...So I rode the entire summer in that saddle...No white hairs
developed...My son started to ride the horse in a different saddle because his
legs are much shorter than mine (this was in late June)...She never seemed to
have any objections to working...She was laid off in late August and when I
brought her home in October she had some white hairs on her right side wither.
This has me wondering if it was my first saddle- the flex saddle or my son's
saddle...I also suspect that a neighbor girl may have been sneaking some riding
in on her where she was boarded because she had what appeared to be saddle
blanket marks when she came home...I never had so many saddle fit problems
before- and I want to be sure that next season is not impaired because of a bad
fit...Thanks...Susan
