Girth Slides back, Saddle fits!

[LilyRobinson0404]

Looking for suggestions on girths to try on a horse whose tend to slide back. He has quite a prominent wither, is lean, muscled, narrow and very athletic with no girth groove or belly to keep the girth where it should be. His saddle fits and was very recently checked and has anatomical girths currently. Have recently tried the Jeremy Rudge Advantage Girth and the Scharf Freedom girth. He has gone beautifully in both, and the scarf is the best for his specific problem but is still sliding back more than I'd like.

Ideally I'd like a stud girth, preferably leather, and Ideally no sheepskin as I do go hunting and it can get very grimy, and ideally before I go down the sticky material route I'd like to see if there's something which doesn't rely on sticky material to hold it in place.

Any suggestions? Some of the wow girths look very strange and different but don't know if they are good for this problem, same with the stubben girth? The Mattes Athletico looks like it was designed for him but put off by the sheepskin and obviously they don't do a stud girth option.

 

[Wheels]

Does the saddle slide back as well or just the girth?

If it's just the girth then it might just mean using different girth straps to line up the girth as best as possible with the girth groove.

 

[sbloom]

Is there an issue being caused by the girth sliding back? I know you've had problems with the size of photos, f you can host them on an online site like imgur or Dropbox you can post a link to them, or most basic photo editing software will enable you to resize.

The girth will sit where the girth sits in many cases, as long as the saddle stays put and the pressure is correct under it, then as long as there is no soreness there may not bean issue.

What does your fitter say?

 

[Casey76]

Where does the girth sit naturally? A ‘girth groove’ is a bit of a fallacy, and can actually contribute to the saddle being pulled forward, if the girth is too close to the elbow. The girth should hang straight down from the billets and not lean in either direction.

 

[sbloom]

Where does the girth sit naturally? A ‘girth groove’ is a bit of a fallacy, and can actually contribute to the saddle being pulled forward, if the girth is too close to the elbow. The girth should hang straight down from the billets and not lean in either direction.

I'm afraid I disgree, the saddle must be in the correct place behind the shoulder blade, the girth will generally end up where it wants to be, you need the right girth straps and the right shaped girth to marry the two. For many horses if you put the saddle in the right place the girth will hang around the widest part and it will never stay there, or if you put the girth where it will end up the saddle will be on the shoulder.

I was with another saddle fitter the other day who was also rolling her eyes at this, I'm afraid for me, and for her, the vertical girth is the fallacy, though oft touted by fitters.

Just one example of probably hundreds I've fitted, and this saddle stayed put https://www.facebook.com/stephaniebloom.saddlefitter/photos/a.1393453694036557/1393456680702925