Hi all,
I’ve got a Fabtron synthetic round skirt saddle for my horse and recently I’ve begun to notice that she’s thinning hair on her sides where my legs rest. The size of the thinning is about the size of my palm. No skin irritation yet that I can see, it’s been like this for a few weeks now, just looks like the end of the hair has broken off. I’ve been using more leg on my horse because her training is going well, she used to bolt out from underneath me if I kicked her too hard and now I can use leg pressure like any other horse. I’m not spurring her or even using lots of leg, it’s just more than I used to since she’s desensitized to it now. If I was jamming my leg into her I’d understand but as of now I’m clueless why this is happening.
Is there a way to stop it? The fenders are synthetic fabric, and a bit rough to the touch, I was tossing up the idea of replacing them with leather ones or sewing some kind of padding into them. Not sure what else to do, I prefer using leg than pulling on her mouth because she seems to prefer quiet hands, and she’s doing so well, has been mentally super relaxed since she’s being ridden 5 days a week, building good muscle, I don’t want to stop her training and lose any progress. Any tips?
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