Cottage Craft cotton girths?

[KINDMARE]

Are they ok? Is there any info saying they are not ok?
i am struggling to girth my old girl. She is a round cob with a slightly forward girth groove and big striding shoulders. Saddle is professionally fitted and checked on a very regualr basis - doesnt slip or slide.
I need to find a girth that suits her. I am thinking about a simple, plain cottage craft one (dont want elastic) but with all these new fangled fancy smancy girths on the market i am wondering if they have had their day?
Does anyone still use them?

 

[Fluffypiglet]

I think I looked at one in my massive search for a suitable girth but it struck me that they are very narrow and didn't look very comfortable. Cheapish without elastic, are quite old school, are the stubben string girths. Horse likes them, easy to bung in the washing machine (on 30) and my saddler was delighted!

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Have you tried the Kieffer neoprene ones, like this, no elastic. I have a Stubben (fake!) string girth on my big cob. The one you mention is not great quality, imo.

 

[sbloom]

Some horses get on with neoprene though I'd not recommend it per se. I'd definitely not recommend a CC fabric girth, they offer no particular benefits and lack a split at the end which helps you use wider apart girth straps. Much better options available these days.

Can you explain what the struggle is with girthing her, have certain girths caused problems? Only by knowing this can we really suggest anything. As a fitter I recommend Stubben cord girths as mentioned, Harry Dabbs synthetic curved girth which does have elastic (strong elastic both ends can actually be very stable with some set ups even on the widest horses) or a soft well padded Atherstone, again with strong elastic both ends, where the centre panel is wide and shaped, not the traditional strip in the middle. Ergonomic girths can work well on some horses, they vary a lot, some horses might be better in straight and some will have rubbing and discomfort issues with some ergonomic girths.