GP Girth Position

[Dyllymoo]

Does anyone have a picture of a GP saddle and where the girth should go/ finish (i.e. should the buckle finish just below the saddle pad or further down?

I think J has lost some of his rotundness and his girth may be a bit long

(a prolite GP girth would be handy to see if possible)

Thank you

 

[sbloom]

The buckles should be up on the sweat flap, not below it. I always recommend the shortest girth that will do up especially if you have stability issues.

 

[Dyllymoo]

Sorry I didn't word it properly, where should the start of the actual girth (where the strap starts) go? Mine is practically on the sweat flap of the saddle and I have to do it up so the buckles are nearly at the top of the saddle straps.... does that make any sense?

 

[Myloubylou]

Just below the saddle pad on mine. Buckle is 2 or 3 hole on each side, any shorter & I’d struggle to initially do it up.

 

[Dyllymoo]

Thank you, mine is too high I think.

 

[Upthecreek]

Sorry I didn't word it properly, where should the start of the actual girth (where the strap starts) go? Mine is practically on the sweat flap of the saddle and I have to do it up so the buckles are nearly at the top of the saddle straps.... does that make any sense?

Definitely too long if girth buckles are at the top of the saddle straps.

 

[Dyllymoo]

Definitely too long if girth buckles are at the top of the saddle straps.

Its on the 5th hole each side, I think there are only 2 or 3 holes left. I did think it was too high but saddler didn't mention anything.

 

[EnduroRider]

I find a problem with Prolite girths and Wintec AP saddles (same combo, in different sizes, on two horses)... When they were slightly more rotund and using the second hole up on each of the girth straps all was good. Now both have lost a little and on hole three, the start of the actual body of the girth catches right on the bottom of the sweat flap. It won't stay sat on top of it but catches and folds the bottom. So OP maybe try and avoid that problem with any different size you buy!

 

[sbloom]

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Just below the saddle pad on mine. Buckle is 2 or 3 hole on each side, any shorter & I’d struggle to initially do it up.

OOh that saddle looks familiar .

Unless there's something that will rub or catch (those TG and similar design girths are a b*gger for catching the flaps with the padding) you can have it where you like, though as I say, I would have the girth as short as possible for stability reasons and using the top hole is absolutely not good and the girth is usually much too long. The 3rd hole then is ideally as high as you'd like it and yes, much lower it's impossible to get done up especially on rounder ribcages as they tend to inflate more!

 

[sbloom]

It won't stay sat on top of it but catches and folds the bottom. So OP maybe try and avoid that problem with any different size you buy!

Only certain styles, like the TG one pictured which loads of other companies have copied, cause this, the better designs, IMO, don't, the length doesn't always make enough difference as it ends up much too short or too long.

 

[Myloubylou]

Girth in my photo is actually a Harry dabbs

 

[sbloom]

Girth in my photo is actually a Harry dabbs

Ahh, interesting, I carry one as a demo and could have sworn it didn't have padding behind the elastic, will have to check! It's certainly not as bad as the TG style.