I've found
Body Glide a great help on both horses and riders, but that said, I've had very
poor luck using the Professional's Choice neoprene girth. It hasn't worked
for any horse I've used it on. Just too grippy. Many people have
good luck with mohair string girths. I ride English and my favorite girth
is a Wintec neoprene which stretches. The material Wintec uses slides over
the horse's coat, unlike the Pro Choice neoprene.
Betty
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[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike
Lewis Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 11:20 AM To:
ridecamp Subject: [RC] Girth galls, etc.
I rode in the Carolina ride this past weekend (my
2nd 50, didn't complete, learned to have a healthy respect for sand, cold
weather, and 50+mile rides) and finished with some girth galls that were more
severe than I've seen in the numerous LD rides I've done. I'm riding
with a Bob Marshall saddle and a Professional's Choice SMX neoprene
girth. Same stuff as always, and most of the time I've had only minor
girth rubs.
The new thing we did this time was use a heart
rate monitor. I always use Body Glide in the girth area to help
alleviate chaffing.
Can anyone suggest girths that might be
friendlier to protecting against girth rubs over long distances (if such a
thing exists)? Does anyone have a favorite girth they use with Polar's
heart rate monitor pickups that slide beneath the girth, or a favorite
mounting technique for these pickups that minimizes rubs?
