Girth advice

Clodagh

Clodagh

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What is the nicest, softest, most comfy girth for a very thin skinned and sensitive type?
Thank you.
 
I use an Aerborn humane girth for my horse, (the one made out of cushion webbing not the plasticky waffle one) he objected badly to any of the neoprene/rubbery type girths as they caught his hair, but the aerborn girth is very soft and washes really well too.
 
I have to use a leather girth, shaped around the elbows and with a clean sheepskin cover on (real sheepskin, not just the nuumed wool ones) on my sensitive mare. You can get washable sheepskin, so keeping it clean isn't a bind, although often I can just brush the dry sweat off it so it doesn't get washed every wear. This is the mare that I can't ride wearing my Ariat boots as they rub her sides - she's pretty sensitive and rubs very easily.
 
I have one like this, everything rubs! I recently changed him to a Saddle Company ergonomic/ anatomical girth and it's the only thing that has never rubbed him. It's a lovely girth, especially for the price. I detest humane girths, they are very far from that, and although I do like synthetic padded ones, I find they rub this particular horse.
 
I did think about a sheepskin protector on a leather girth.
I looked at the humane girth but I had one of those years ago and hated it, sorry, I didn't find it very safe.
We are going to go to Ingatestone - who needs an excuse! - and have a good look. The current girth doesn't have elastic and maybe one with elastic obth sides would be better, too.
 
chestnut cob said:
I have one like this, everything rubs! I recently changed him to a Saddle Company ergonomic/ anatomical girth and it's the only thing that has never rubbed him. It's a lovely girth, especially for the price. I detest humane girths, they are very far from that, and although I do like synthetic padded ones, I find they rub this particular horse.
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Why are they "far from humane"?! Its one thing to have an opinion, another entirely to state it as fact.
 
Clodagh said:
What is the nicest, softest, most comfy girth for a very thin skinned and sensitive type?
Thank you.
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My mare is quite sensitive and prone to rubbing. I have recently got her a professionals choice girth, and she seems to be quite happy in it. Much happier than she was in her previous wintec girth :)
 
Hi, I wouldn't recommend the wintec cair girth - I used to have one because it came with my boy when I bought him, I know that their have been some very bad reviews for these girths like rubbing horse's sides raw etc. He know has a soft leather one :)
 
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