Mares & SS

Ron Olko (captron1@ix.netcom.com)
Sat, 18 Jan 1997 18:46:34 -0800

I have a mare who's a real handful at a ride. She comes into heat on Fri.
no matter what her supposed schedule is. I have used the calming pastes
with minimal results and the implant with better, but not perfect results.
I'd like to know how well spaying works as well.
As for the SS, I have one that sits like a rock on my horse. I attribute this
to the Skito pad that I use. Heck, after 30 minutes, I can't slide it up even
when I want to adjust it. Mine is "peaked" at the withers for my other horse
who has high withers. The horse I'm using it on doesn't, but it hasn't been
a problem. I like it because it seems to allow for more airflow. It doesn't
cost anything extra if you're already getting the stirrups moved back or the
3" cantle.