Sophie C
Well-Known Member
My horse is very narrow between forelegs with a forward girth groove and quite a large rib cage. Shaped girths (Fairfax, Ideal Affinity, Christ 'banana') don't work as the narrow bit is invariable in the wrong place and the narrow section isn't that narrow. She image of 'banana' girth attached.
The straight-sided Professional's Choice Ventech did work initially but within a week the seamed edge caused rubs/hairloss at the elbow so I have to use it inside a sheepskin girth cover (defeats the point of it's non-slip surface, obv). I also use a straight-sided Wintech inside a sheepskin cover as this girth is comparatively narrow.
My question is does anyone know of a straight and NARROW dressage girth (in a 24-26 inch size.) that might work. I was thinking an integrated sheepskin girth without seamed edges might be good but they tend to be mostly shaped and quite wide. I looked online to see if there's such a thing as a narrow string dressage girth but couldn't find one.
Before riding I'm using olive oil and or vaseline is the affected area to try to prevent further hair loss.
Any girth suggestions/tips very gratefully received...
The straight-sided Professional's Choice Ventech did work initially but within a week the seamed edge caused rubs/hairloss at the elbow so I have to use it inside a sheepskin girth cover (defeats the point of it's non-slip surface, obv). I also use a straight-sided Wintech inside a sheepskin cover as this girth is comparatively narrow.
My question is does anyone know of a straight and NARROW dressage girth (in a 24-26 inch size.) that might work. I was thinking an integrated sheepskin girth without seamed edges might be good but they tend to be mostly shaped and quite wide. I looked online to see if there's such a thing as a narrow string dressage girth but couldn't find one.
Before riding I'm using olive oil and or vaseline is the affected area to try to prevent further hair loss.
Any girth suggestions/tips very gratefully received...