I need some assistance finding a girth please...

[Erehwemos]

...and my requirements are:

- 'normal' girth for a GP saddle (ie. not stud guard or dressage girth)
- must be black leather
- must have sheepskin lining (either detachable or permanent)
- must have brass buckles, not stainless steel

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[quirky]

I have an idea

Why not get an ordinary leather girth and have a sheepskin girth sleeve over?

 

[ester]

fussy b*gger!

 

[Erehwemos]

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I have an idea

Why not get an ordinary leather girth and have a sheepskin girth sleeve over?

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Ooooh no nasty! I much prefer the ones with sheepskin on one side

Much smarter

 

[quirky]

Yeah but you can get real sheepskin, not that synthetic rubbish

In any case, I now agree with Ester

Maybe you should start a new 12 step program, Sheepskin Anonymous

 

[Erehwemos]

Excuse me!!!! I am not talking about synthetic sheepskin - I am looking for the real thing!!!!

*is majorly affronted*

The sad thing is, there is another livery at the yard who has as much of a fetish as I do for sheepskin

So I am no longer alone

 

[quirky]

I don't think this looks nasty ........

http://horze.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=14655&n=M1

or this one

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/prodshow.asp?id=3907&cat=2&scats=49,96


I think you're going to have to compromise as they don't seem to make them from what I can see.

 

[Erehwemos]

I seem to be able to find everything except the brass buckles

I really dont like the girth sleeves!

I want one like this, but with brass:

http://www.frankbaines.com/page.asp?id=25&productid=37&Atherstone-Girth-Velcro-Lined

 

[Dubsie]

Could you find a girth you like and ask a saddler to attach sheepskin to your requirements?

 

[ester]

Mizelz why the brass buckles when you cant see them anyway??

 

[Persephone]

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Mizelz why the brass buckles when you cant see them anyway??

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What an astoundingly good point lol!

 

[Erehwemos]

Hahaha LOL

I have brass on all my other leatherwork, and I really really really want the girth to match

My current sheepskin and leather girth (JHL), which is nearly worn out now, has stainless steel, and it really annoys me

Dubsie - the saddler idea is a possibility! I just figured there must be one somewhere

 

[ester]

um could you spray paint them a brass colour?

Ps I think you are a bit bonkers

 

[ihatework]

You can't even see the buckles when they are done up!

 

[PennyJ]

I think you need to get the girth made to order by a harness maker to satisfy your anal/perfectionist tendencies LOL. And I thought I was fussy...

 

[Solstar]

I dont think you will find a girth with brass buckles- they would bend and break/snap- stainless steel is alot stronger.

Fair enough brass on your bridle etc- but think of the enormus amount of pressure on the girth buckles when you are girthing up etc- brass wouldn't last 10 minutes!!