Re: RC: cinch galls

[Linda Cowles <lindac@gilroy.com>]

Dave & Abby Bloxsom wrote:
> 
> > ...allow it to slide a bit.  If it is too tight, these girths 
> > will pull at the skin
> > and cause horrible galling! ..
> AAMOF, I'm inclined to go around loosening my students' girths on a
> regular basis.  Only my own girth is REALLY loose, though, I try to
> limit liability where I can!

This has been my remedy to galling! I ride with a variety of girths,
keep them reasonably clean, and rarely have a gall because, I think,
they are kept loose. It may just be me and my horses, but if the saddle
fits and the rider is balanced, the saddle on most horses doesn't move
much.

I have gotten galls, and it's usually towards the end of long rides when
I tighten the cinch without thinking, and then don't pull the leg
forward to stretch the skin under the now tight girth. Or when I have
other folks on my horses.

My skin crawls when I see these "Gut Buster" girth tighteners! 


  Linda Cowles                    
  Lion Oaks Ranch   
  Gilroy CA



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