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She gets rubs with a washcloth?  Yipes!

Well -- since you had some luck with the bit guards, I'll go back to  
my suggestion of the latex bit wrapping.  Maybe try it just where the  
bit guards don't cover, and use it with the bit guards.

Good luck !


On Jun 5, 2007, at 11:19 AM, RHONDA LEVINSON wrote:

> I have been assuming that these are rubs because she did not react  
> to her web halter rings.  But, on the other hand, she never really  
> wore the halter for any length of time.  By the time that I started  
> riding her a bunch, I had switched to rope halters mostly.  Would  
> she react inside her mouth as well, if it were an allergy?  Also,  
> given the fact that you rub the skin off of this horse's face just  
> with a wash cloth while trying to bathe her, I'm pretty sure that  
> these are rubs.  I gave her scrapes once while trying to get her  
> ready for a NATRC ride.  :-(
>
> Also, as to the size issue, I've checked the size pretty carefully  
> and it's not pinching her.  I've also experimented with different  
> sizes of bits.  The slightly bigger size slides back and forth with  
> lateral pressure on the reins and actually causes worse rubs.
>
> Rhonda
>
> > On Jun 5, 2007, at 10:11 AM, RHONDA LEVINSON wrote:
> >
> > > Any place that metal touches her, she gets rubs.  So, without  
> > > bit  guards, she gets both face and corners of the mouth.  With  
> > > the  guards, it is only the corners of her mouth, because the bit  
> > > guards  cover all but that area.  The bit can be used as either a  
> > > snaffle  or as leverage.  I've tried both and got rubs both ways.
> > >
> > > Rhonda


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