Re: [RC] Possible girth galls? Pressure points? - Kris
Press your thumb hard into the lumps for a few
seconds, then remove it - does an impression of your thumb remain? If it does,
it's pitting edema. Both my geldings do this when i use a neoprene girth on
them. Took me a while to figure it out, but as soon as i switched to
leather or mohair, or used a fleece cover on the neoprene girths, the problem
went away. This was about two years ago, and have seen no sign of it since. The
older (8y) gelding reacts no matter the time of exposure, but the younger one
(5y) only will after more than about 2.5 hours of contact.
Subject: [RC] Possible girth galls?
Pressure points?
Hi!
My horse has
developed these two lumps on his stomach right where the girth is positioned.
From what info I
can find they are not girth galls or at least not fully developed ones as they
aren't raw and are just squishy lumps.
They would
probably be the size of a tennis ball. They don't hurt him when i push and
prod so I was just wondering if anyone has seen something like this
before?
Could they just be
pressure points from the girth being too tight? Hes never had them before and
I've had him for about 3 years.
