Which girth strap on Albion jump saddle ?

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So, I’m looking to buy an Albion k2 jump saddle. I’ve looked at The Saddlebank. Market Place. EBay. What’s confusing is that every saddle has girth straps in different places. Some cut off. Some have straps at front. Some don’t. They have been removed. Some have back ones cut off. I’m looking at this one tomor. Where would you attach the girth ?
 

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Where you attach the girth depends on the fit of the saddle on the horse. In saddles that have had a girth strap removed it is generally because it is the one that is not needed.
In the first photo the front strap looks like a point strap. The second saddle doesn't have point strap, it would be where the hanging piece of webbing is.
Before you cn decide which straps to use the saddles needs to be correctly fitted.
 
Some saddles have different points where girth straps can be attached, so that they can be moved between attachment points depending on how the saddle needs to be girthed.
I've had a saddler swap the girth straps around to get a better fit- they have a webbing loop at the top that can be used to easily swap from one place to another.
 
We have had 2 K2 saddles and saddler said straps 2 and 3 for one horse… but for the other it was 1 and 3! Depends on the fit on the horse x
 
I was talking about this with someone just the other day. Years ago It used to be a thing that everyone used 1 and 3 and 2 was the spare incase one broke! I thought that was gospel :rolleyes: (poor horses)

My saddler said that 1 is usually only needed for rounder, no wither types yet everyone she see's uses it as a matter of course. If in doubt, until told otherwise by a saddler I go 2/3
 
Depends on many factors but you certainly can't decide without knowing how the saddle sits on the horse and the location of the girth groove. This is why saddles have different girthing set ups, a wider brand that I fit has four straps even on dressage, you pick the two you need and can remove the other

Sode note: never ever cut through webbing, this is attached directly to the tree. Unpick stitching and then you can always have them stitched back on if you need them.

I had a customer who was unsure about unpicking the stitching herself, took them to a repair type saddler and he charged them for simply cutting the webbing which actually devalues the saddle. It costs a lot to have it strupped to the tree to attach replacement webbing.
 
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