Jnhuk
Well-Known Member
Up to now I have used breastplate/martingales with a loop that the girth goes through.
However, one of my horses is letting me know that he is uncomfortable around his girth/transverse pectoral area between his front legs just since Thursday. I can't see or feel anything odd here but it is obviously tender when I have been going near this area - grooming or tacking up. He has been clipped here and I cannot feel or see any issues and have inspected my girths but all look good. Girth gets wiped clean between rides so not a bit of dirt rubbing that I can see.
He can be quite exuberant in the field and has been feeling rather well recently. My friend told me on Tuesday that he had been leaping and bucking about a lot after she had turned him out (she brought him in when she riding my other horse so not left in field on own). Just wondering if he just done something in the field larking about then that could have affected this area or just a coincidence.
Saddle, back etc been recently checked as had noticed his saddle was slipping to the right so saddle fitter did change his girthing arrangement recently and all seemed well until this week.
My gut feeling is that it is something to do with girth and/or martingale loop. So been looking at fleece lined girths which only seem to come with ring for training aids/breastplate/martingale to attach to.
Soooo, my daft question is how do girth rings work with normal martingale/breastplate loops?
However, one of my horses is letting me know that he is uncomfortable around his girth/transverse pectoral area between his front legs just since Thursday. I can't see or feel anything odd here but it is obviously tender when I have been going near this area - grooming or tacking up. He has been clipped here and I cannot feel or see any issues and have inspected my girths but all look good. Girth gets wiped clean between rides so not a bit of dirt rubbing that I can see.
He can be quite exuberant in the field and has been feeling rather well recently. My friend told me on Tuesday that he had been leaping and bucking about a lot after she had turned him out (she brought him in when she riding my other horse so not left in field on own). Just wondering if he just done something in the field larking about then that could have affected this area or just a coincidence.
Saddle, back etc been recently checked as had noticed his saddle was slipping to the right so saddle fitter did change his girthing arrangement recently and all seemed well until this week.
My gut feeling is that it is something to do with girth and/or martingale loop. So been looking at fleece lined girths which only seem to come with ring for training aids/breastplate/martingale to attach to.
Soooo, my daft question is how do girth rings work with normal martingale/breastplate loops?