Narrow girth?

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Microcob needs a girth shaped like this to keep her saddle stable. My problem is the girth is too wide from left to right rather than the space between her legs. She only has little armpits and its rubbing.

I was looking at the prolite range but I think their narrow gauge one is actually the bit that goes between the legs rather than being a narrow girth. Does anyone know if that's right?

Anyone found something like this for small ponies?

TIA


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yeah the narrow gauge prolite is pretty much same dimensions as normal, just with a sharper V shape between the legs.
can't help with actual useful suggestions though i'm afraid :/
 
You dont want a narrow girth, you want an anatomical one. I had one where the girth was shaped so it sat well back from the elbows on a very short coupled little cob. The bits that go up the side were angledbackwards. I cant remember the make but will rack my brain a bit more!
 
Have you looked at the Shires anti-chaffe anatomical girth? It's similar but a bit more space behind the elbows I think. I have it for mine (as recommended by saddler) because he has a forward girth groove, not sure if this is the same problem ...
 
I'm Dun said:
You dont want a narrow girth, you want an anatomical one. I had one where the girth was shaped so it sat well back from the elbows on a very short coupled little cob. The bits that go up the side were angledbackwards. I cant remember the make but will rack my brain a bit more!
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Isn't the Harry Dabbs one in the photo an anatomical one? Another shape might work but the gap between her front leg and her belly isn't very big so the one above is just too wide at the bit where it sits behind her front leg.

milliepops said:
yeah the narrow gauge prolite is pretty much same dimensions as normal, just with a sharper V shape between the legs.
can't help with actual useful suggestions though i'm afraid :/
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Ah - thought so. I'm finding fitting ponies much harder than horses :rolleyes:

Hackback said:
Have you looked at the Shires anti-chaffe anatomical girth? It's similar but a bit more space behind the elbows I think. I have it for mine (as recommended by saddler) because he has a forward girth groove, not sure if this is the same problem ...
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Will google - thank you. Yes, its a forward girth groove its just she's got a small amount of room between her belly and her legs and anything that's narrow but straight shifts the saddle forward and anything that's the right shape seems to be made for horses.
 
A friend showed me their Jeffries vagabond leather girth. It’s much slimmer than the one I use.(Elico memory foam. Not a massive fan of it) The vagabond is on my to buy list
 
Peglo said:
A friend showed me their Jeffries vagabond leather girth. It’s much slimmer than the one I use.(Elico memory foam. Not a massive fan of it) The vagabond is on my to buy list
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I'd not recommend this personally, the centre band is a 1" strip which is where all the pressure will sit - https://www.ayrequestrian.com/jeffries-vagabond-leather-girth - much better to have the centre panel wider and the same shape as the girth.
 
I have an ideal f2 infinity 46” leather girth with no elastic that you would be welcome to borrow to try if you’d like?
It’s not particularly narrow but would be another shape to try and is quite soft leather
 
SEL said:
Do you find the leather girths are more forgiving on the ponies you fit? I can't tell if the AH ones are suitable for little armpits!
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I find most ponies have enough room for the Dabbs to be honest but it's a long time since I fitted loads of littlies. The AH girth is fractionally narrower then the Dabbs. Pouchy girth grooves tend to come with big bellies...could the latter be reduced...:D?
 
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