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Cinch Rubs?

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Today while I was grooming I noticed good sized scabs right under my horses armpits. Im not sure what to do about them, and Im not even sure if its from the cinch. Has this ever happened to anyones horse? Ill try and take pictures tomorrow
 
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What kind of cinch are you using??? is it clean or is it full of swet?

I really stand behing the air flex cinch by weaver leather. It doesn't rub and I've used it soo meny times and all I have to do is hose it of an it looks just like new. I even waited a week to hose it and it still came off clean.
 
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Does the ring of the cinch get in his elbow like that? Poseidon used to get those and they would tear open, just looking gross. She had a..roper type cinch? Like the mohair kind of ones. It was probably wool, but you get the point. It was too small for her fat belly, so I took a cinch off of another saddle that has a piece that protects the ring at the end from touching her skin. Worked very well. They make wraps to go around the rings. Likes this Western Cinch Ring Covers.

Any wound cream or powder will clear it up fast. I can't remember what was used on Po, just what the tub looked like, which doesn't help much, does it?
 
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Yep, happens all the time around here. When you ride a horse hard that hasn't been ridden before or in a long time, if their hair is too long, if the cinch is old/stiff/dirty or adjusted just slightly off center, anything can cause them.

I swear by this stuff, you can get it at many tack stores or you can order it off the web. They actually encourage you to keep riding the horse while you are using it and it seems to work better if you keep them in work. Most galls I use it on are completely healed within just a few days and the horse doesn't miss any work. Of course, though, you need to make sure whatever caused the galls to begin with is taken care of if you can. If you cinch is stiff or dirty, you can either replace it or clean it with a spray nozzle on high power. Make sure it's adjusted correctly and your saddle isn't sitting too far forward/back, etc.

It was originally designed to use on working farm horses that had collar galls.
 
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Yep, happens all the time around here. When you ride a horse hard that hasn't been ridden before or in a long time, if their hair is too long, if the cinch is old/stiff/dirty or adjusted just slightly off center, anything can cause them.

I swear by this stuff, you can get it at many tack stores or you can order it off the web. They actually encourage you to keep riding the horse while you are using it and it seems to work better if you keep them in work. Most galls I use it on are completely healed within just a few days and the horse doesn't miss any work. Of course, though, you need to make sure whatever caused the galls to begin with is taken care of if you can. If you cinch is stiff or dirty, you can either replace it or clean it with a spray nozzle on high power. Make sure it's adjusted correctly and your saddle isn't sitting too far forward/back, etc.

It was originally designed to use on working farm horses that had collar galls.
I did recently go on a really long ride that he isn't used to, and I got a new saddle pad, so that was probably it. Ill try and get some of that stuff and hopefully it will get rid of them quickly. Thank you, your post was really helpful:D
 
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Is it very dry able to pick off in small flecks with a brush or you can peel very thin lines off, and your horse does not itch, but may be slightly sensitive in the area? And it is located in the armpit not under the cinch?? If so, it is best treated by removing as much dead skin as possible and washing the area with Sebolux shampoo.

This will not spread to your other horses and once it is clean, I recommend that you put a layer of Dermaclens cream on it. I find it also helps if you wipe your neoprene cinches off after each use and then once a week with a chlorhexidine solution.
 
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Is it very dry able to pick off in small flecks with a brush or you can peel very thin lines off, and your horse does not itch, but may be slightly sensitive in the area? And it is located in the armpit not under the cinch??.
I did notice there is dandruff by the scabs. And yes it is closer to the armpit then it is to being under the cinch
 
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