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Thank you, Jonni.  Many rides I've not had any galls at all... some rides, I 
have.

Is it common to clip the girth area in the winter months to stave off the 
gumming of hair, or does that tend to cause more irritation?  I used Body 
Glide this weekend and probably would have been well served to have applied 
more to Molly's girth area prior to the last loop.  I don't recall the 
galling being significant until that particular loop.

At any rate, I agree that any galling is not good and will be trying a 
mohair girth on our next training ride and then a leather girth.  I may try 
the leather girth first, as my intuition tells me it might be the safest 
place to start.


Thanks again,

Mike



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tx Trigger" <txtrigger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 11:03 AM
Subject: [RC] Girth galls, etc


> Mike Lewis posted: >>>and finished with some girth galls that were more
> severe than I've seen in the numerous LD rides I've done.  I'm riding with 
> a
> Bob Marshall saddle and a Professional's Choice SMX neoprene girth.  Same
> stuff as always, and most of the time I've had only minor girth rubs.<<<
>
> Mike, you should not have ANY girth galls. Minor or not. If I had gotten
> them on a 25 miler, then I'd have guessed that if nothing had changed, I'd
> still be getting them, only most likely worst, on a longer ride.
>
> There is no one girth that will work on every single horse, even if some
> folks think they will. But, there are some that are not as distance horse
> friendly, and it sounds like you might have found it.  I've had horses who
> were allergic to neoprene, and get huge swollen edemas after a ride, but
> have some that the Neoprene is working excellent on. I've had horses 
> pinched
> from any string girth, as the horse had extra loose skin behind his
> "elbows". He only did well in a leather girth, as he was also the one
> allergic to neoprene.
>
> When you saddle and girth the horse, do you lift the front legs up and out
> in front of them to stretch the skin out from under the girth? Make sure 
> it
> is not set too far forward. Look at it after you have ridden a bit, and 
> the
> saddle settles in to it's sweet spot.
>
> You may end up having a few girths around. Also, long winter hair,
> especially if it is dirty will gum and ball up easier during the winter
> months.
>
> But again, you should never have ANY girth rubs.
> Jonni
>
>
>
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