Thanks, but I ride an English style so can’t
do it. Anybody got an old style Wintec girth without the elastic they’d
like to get rid of? 28 inch.
From: Amber Roberts [mailto:amber@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
1:26 PM To: Simms, Judith;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] girth problems
Simms, Judith wrote:
OK I need some advice here. I have a young mare
that has a girth problem. The saddle fits well and stays put front to
back and side to side no matter how loose the girth is . But the girth rides
forward until it is in her armpits and starts to rub. This happens if
I’m leading, longeing or riding. This problem just surfaced this
winter. She doesn’t seem to have changed shape or size; just
hairier. Suggestions?
My suggestion would be to go to a center fire rigging. We use an
endurance saddle with Western rigging. But we hang the tie strap off the
BACK loop of the saddle. Run it down through the cinch and up to the
front ring. Then back down through the cinch ring and back to the back
saddle loop. Tie it off at the back. That way you have no lumps
under your leg and it helps to keep the cinch away from the armpit.
