Which is the best girth to use on......

[flying solo]

A light / Medium weight Cob. I am backing T-T and the girth we have is done right up so now on the hunt for one which is comfortable (as it can be) for him. There are so many different one's out there, some people say elastic ones make the saddle slide on fatties and I don't want to waste ££

The down side is I have a max budget of £50 and it must be brown to match everything else

Any ideas would be great thanks xx

 

[maggy-may]

I use this type and they are great had mine for years

http://www.rideaway.co.uk/thorowgood-cob-girth/default.aspx

 

[JenHunt]

i agree with Maggy-may... they're good girths, easy to look after, fairly inexpensive and last forever. In faact, i just sold 2 on ebay that were about 6 years old (only sold as now need a close contact (short) girth!

 

[night_mare]

I like the girth covers like this - http://www.countrysmiths.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=LeMieux-Lambskin-Girth-Cover - they can make any cheap girth comfortable for the horse.

 

[welshied]

I use the stubben string girth on my welsh cob and that stops his saddle from slipping and applys equal amount of pressure across whole of girth rather than just the two bits like most other girths

 

[sundance]

http://www.profchoice.com/htmldocs/prd/english/index1.html

I swear by these girths, easy to keep clean (strip off the back and chuck in a bucket), nice and wide, elastic both ends, I have had mine years and looks brand new. I have a kissing spines horse and when he broncs he broncs, the saddle has never moved even when I have been ejected! Local guy who starts horses swears by them as they allow the horse to breathe and not feel trapped

 

[katherine1975]

Don't use girths with elasticated ends, the best ones for cobs are the thorowgood cob girths.

 

[little_legs]

These are the Bees knees, but only come in black, I swear by them for my pony, he has no withers and I tried everything to stop his saddle moving and this made a huge difference !

http://www.elitesaddles.co.uk/Kieffer-Neoprene-AP-Girth1/details.html