Fairfax girth fitting , advice needed i.e does this fit *photos*

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Have a quandry, basically I measured my horse for a fairfax girth (long version) and she came up pretty close to being in the needing a narrow gauge category.

Her current girth size is 50" but the narrow version only goes up to 48", and I have heard that they come up a bit smaller, so have bought a regular gauge one which I can return.

Tried it on this evening and the photos are below, I am guardedly thinking that it fits but as this is not a cheap girth I want to get this right.









 
I think it looks on the wide side which it will be if she just on the point between the tow .I would try the narrower one .
 
I had the same problem but with the prolite version which is the same fit! My horse is definitely in the narrow category but needed the 50", she really blows her tummy out when the girth comes close and although I can do elasticated 48" ones up I can't with the prolite as there's no stretch. I was really worried about it being too wide, though when it was on it luckily looked fine and she's been wearing it for about a month now with no problems or rubs at all. Sorry - not much help! The narrow one may fit slightly better but in my case it wasn't the end of the world at all.
 
Not sure I can help much - other than confirm that the 48" is true to size (with the prolite anyway) and has no stretch, so if your regular girth is a 50" I don't think you'd get away with the 48". I went from an elasticated 48" to the prolite 48" and it *just* connects! But I needed narrow (measures 17 cm).
Fit wise it looks snug, but there is still clear space and if it doesn't rub in use, should be good.
I'm sure there will be more knowledgable people along soon.
 
Thanks everyone. Have ordered a narrow 48 just to see so i can compare, I usually have the 50" buckled on three holes up either side so I am hoping I can get away with it if i end up going for the narrower one.
 
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