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Re: [RC] prineville-injured riders and horses - rides2far@xxxxxxxx"....some of you advocate riding with a loose cinch.?loose enough to see daylight between the horse and the cinch?..." My daughter's horse has to be ridden with a loose cinch. He's 23 and the skin under his front legs is thin and sort of loose. If his girth is tight the skin rubs against itself and he gets absolutely "gooey". We tried every different type of girth thinking the girth was rubbing but finally realized it was the skin bunching up in front of the girth. So, we have to leave it a little loose. To compensate for this he has a snuggly adjusted breast collar & crupper "just in case". He also has good withers and she can actually mount from the ground even with it loose. I do what I can to make it as safe as possible...safety stirrups & such. I try hard to make sure there's never "daylight". Given a choice I'd like it snugged up some, but it was this or retire him and he's a wonderful horse...safer than most horses with a tight girth. Angie ? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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