right first let me say my cob is senstive to everythung, everything rubs him! Rugs, head collars, summer rugs... All cause sore patches!
as does his bit! So hes been in his happy mouth like forever! (The one in the pic) hes good in it, can do everything i want with him in that bit, but it rubs the corners of his mouth, even with rubber rings and then hes got sweet iron with a penut lozenge because we thought maybe because the happy mouth comes out totally dry the sweet iron with the copper bit might make him get a bit more moisture in the mouth and stop the rubbing, also used tried with and without rubber rings and ive tried it again today and its actually rubbed the skin flakey (cream applied)
Now i know first thing most will think is a bit in the worng hands can cause this... Well doesnt matter who is riding him, this still happens. Hes 99% of the time very good and goes by voice, even out in a open field i can slow him from a gallop by voice only! So not like im constantly hanging off his mouth (unless he has a kill my owner day like a few weeks back!!!) the only time i really need to use it is on the eay back from a hack when he knows hes near home and like to try and trot but i do a gentle slow down and he slows, then reins are loose again, so again not hanging on his mouth... Other people have previously ridden him and not beein hanging on his mouth but same thing happened. Today i rode in the school in the sweet iron, it comes out of his mouth near enough dry! And as i said made it very sore. Now in the school this is a horse that refuses to move, so seriously hardly on the mouth in the school, hard to get him going and hes happy to slow or stop (hes not a schooling fan) its very windy and trees run up one side of the school so he was a bit on/off the bit as everything needed looking at properly in his opinion today. I have tried a standard metal bit which he hated and made it obvious with his backing up, rearing head throwing and feet stamping untill i took it out of his mouth, thats why the sweet iron was suggested something to do with them not being as cold (something like that)
Bitless is something else we tried but i am not confident with that when we go out now because hes got in to the habbit of taking off home and has done so it bitless several times despite my best efforts to stop him!
Tried vaseline doesnt help all i am doing at the moment is using honey heel cream on the sore corners of his mouth which has it cleared by the next day.
So any ideas? Anyother bits i can try? Or creams?
oh yeah forgot to say teeth done 5/6 monthly and had bit/bridle checked by a proper person (the saddle fitter, she also does bridles/bits) so sizings all correct and also forgot to say doesnt do any head throwing or anything when ridden (unless flies are about or coming up to his dentist being due)
as does his bit! So hes been in his happy mouth like forever! (The one in the pic) hes good in it, can do everything i want with him in that bit, but it rubs the corners of his mouth, even with rubber rings and then hes got sweet iron with a penut lozenge because we thought maybe because the happy mouth comes out totally dry the sweet iron with the copper bit might make him get a bit more moisture in the mouth and stop the rubbing, also used tried with and without rubber rings and ive tried it again today and its actually rubbed the skin flakey (cream applied)
Now i know first thing most will think is a bit in the worng hands can cause this... Well doesnt matter who is riding him, this still happens. Hes 99% of the time very good and goes by voice, even out in a open field i can slow him from a gallop by voice only! So not like im constantly hanging off his mouth (unless he has a kill my owner day like a few weeks back!!!) the only time i really need to use it is on the eay back from a hack when he knows hes near home and like to try and trot but i do a gentle slow down and he slows, then reins are loose again, so again not hanging on his mouth... Other people have previously ridden him and not beein hanging on his mouth but same thing happened. Today i rode in the school in the sweet iron, it comes out of his mouth near enough dry! And as i said made it very sore. Now in the school this is a horse that refuses to move, so seriously hardly on the mouth in the school, hard to get him going and hes happy to slow or stop (hes not a schooling fan) its very windy and trees run up one side of the school so he was a bit on/off the bit as everything needed looking at properly in his opinion today. I have tried a standard metal bit which he hated and made it obvious with his backing up, rearing head throwing and feet stamping untill i took it out of his mouth, thats why the sweet iron was suggested something to do with them not being as cold (something like that)
Bitless is something else we tried but i am not confident with that when we go out now because hes got in to the habbit of taking off home and has done so it bitless several times despite my best efforts to stop him!
Tried vaseline doesnt help all i am doing at the moment is using honey heel cream on the sore corners of his mouth which has it cleared by the next day.
So any ideas? Anyother bits i can try? Or creams?
oh yeah forgot to say teeth done 5/6 monthly and had bit/bridle checked by a proper person (the saddle fitter, she also does bridles/bits) so sizings all correct and also forgot to say doesnt do any head throwing or anything when ridden (unless flies are about or coming up to his dentist being due)
