Girth conundrum

[AutumnDays]

Morning all. Hope you are all doing ok. I have a slight puzzle at the moment, and have come to seek your collective wisdom...
Cob has a back like a table, as in wide and flat! No wither to speak of. Have had a saddle fitter out and had a check over to make sure all is well; no problems to report, just that where her girth sits isn't in the 'traditional' girth groove, if the saddle is moved so the the girth sits there, it's halfway up her neck! The only thing that's making me scratch my head it the type of girth I've been told to use... one of the ones with elastic on both sides. I currently use a HY humane girth, as I find I cannot over tighten it, and I can attach to the first and third strap no problems (saddle is a Thorowgood T4 cob, so the third strap is quite far back to offer stability). What girths do people with similarly built equines use/recommend? She's being brought back into hacking (can't really call it work!) slowly, due to an injury on myself, so want her to be comfortable. Thanks for reading

 

[Littlewills]

You need a C shaped neoprene girth. You can get them from around £25. Google anatomical girth

 

[ester]

ditto you need something set up for a forwards girth groove- there are a few about now with differing quantities of forwardness.
Some people also get on with a grippy pro choice ventech (myself included).

 

[AutumnDays]

Ooh I'd not heard of these until now... Thanks guys! Looks like I have homework to do!

 

[ester]

also consider harry dabbs waffle (not extreme curve) but cheap as a shape trial.
other horse has an ideal affinity F2
prolite suits some but not all (on paper we should have been ideal, didn't work)

the c-shaped ones are often called half moon girths

 

[AutumnDays]

Would the Shires contoured girths fit into this category, or would you recommend the more shaped ones as above?

 

[WelshD]

I use Fylde anatomical girths, they sit the saddle in just the right place, they are not C shaped as such though. There is a diagram on the internet somewhere with different types of anatomical girths and the types of horses they suit. you may have to try one or two before you find something suitable

 

[cowgirl16]

My boy has a forward girth groove - I was advised to get a Mattes Asymmetric girth - not the crescent shaped one as it wouldn't sit right in the groove.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I would think most anatomical girths would work, I use a leather no elastic girth on a wide flat Arab and it keeps the saddle still.

 

[AutumnDays]

Thank you all for taking the time to reply