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Post by Em5 on Jan 15, 2012 16:58:28 GMT
Hi has anyone ever had a pony that didn't like being saddled after having a full clip?
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Post by nia2311 on Jan 15, 2012 17:03:36 GMT
Maybe the lack of hair means he is very sensitive, especially around girth area? You could use a padded/fleecy numnah and make sure girth isn't done up too tight until he gets used to it? He probably feels naked and everything will feel more sensitive on his skin!
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Post by armada on Jan 15, 2012 17:36:38 GMT
Have you got the facility to warm his numnah?
We have an old free standing electric towel rail in the tackroom, which I use to dry their outdoor rugs on, but it also doubles as a rug and numnah warmer in cold weather.
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Post by jacksprat on Jan 15, 2012 19:09:15 GMT
have had this before with one of ours, it seemd to be the prickliness rather than the lack of hair, fleecy munah for a few days did the trick with ours
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Post by Em5 on Jan 15, 2012 19:37:05 GMT
He was clipped 3 weeks ago and he's still hating it. HE's very over sensitive, I've had his back done and had a new saddle fitted as the last one was a bit wide and he didn't like the movement. Put new saddle on today and after walking 4 strides with rider on brought his back up in the middle and rodeod. Even after rider came off he was still trying to get saddle off :-(
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Post by nia2311 on Jan 15, 2012 22:14:11 GMT
I know its too late, but can you clip and leave the saddle area on next time if he is very sensitive? Not much help now though, sorry
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Post by iluvmyponies on Jan 16, 2012 7:42:06 GMT
Is he only like this when he's been clipped? & how many times has he been ridden since he was clipped? It could just be that he feels more 'free' without any coat as my coloured does this for about 2 weeks after being clipped, so we lunge her for 10 minutes prior to me getting on, to let her energy out  |
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Post by titch on Jan 16, 2012 9:28:05 GMT
I left mine a saddle patch as like yours he is very sensitive. If it were mine i would work on the lunge and free school until coat comes back or lead out on rides. There always is a chance he could get someone off again now he has done it. We changed numnahs at one show and i ended up in A&E he was not happy and bolted bucking never having done this before!!
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Post by randombadger on Jan 17, 2012 1:05:58 GMT
My pony is fully clipped. He is chestnut and particularly sensitive with his skin. I have had no problems however with saddling or girth. He is however lively due to the breeze he now feels and needs to warm up a bit to relax. :-)
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Post by Em5 on Jan 23, 2012 19:40:09 GMT
It has only been since he's been clipped that he's played up. The day after he was clipped he jumped around the stable when I saddled him up, he's since had his back done, which was sore, he's had his teeth done and had a new saddle fitted. Tomorrow I'm going to start lungeing him with saddle on and I've bought a magnetic back pad. So along with a poet numnah going to keep my fingers crossed that he improves. Thankyou for the advice.
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