Just got a new saddle and unlike my old one that had longer billets (apparently) my 54" girth won’t work with my rather LARGE mare. I have a girth extender, but I hate girth extenders, It looks like I could use another 5 inches or so of girth-which is why I say 58-60". Where have people found girths this long? I’ve checked the usual places and come up with nothing. I found a draft horse tack place and an online warmblood store but don’t know if these are unreliable or not.
Anyone have a good place to get one?
thanks
I had an 18 hand horse that I could not find girths, blankets, boots etc for very easily… Like you, I don’t like the girth extenders. I found a girth that was a 58" and had a repair lady re-sew longer elastic on each side. Added three inches to both sides. It worked great and I got the girth I wanted… My current big horse fluctuates in weight (like his owner) and I will put my old horses girth on him when he needs to wear his fat girth…
County goes up to 62” - https://countysaddlerystore.com/search.php?search_query=Girth§ion=product
Riding Warehouse has this fleece one in a 58 https://www.ridingwarehouse.com/Ovation_Fleece-Lined_Equalizer_English_Girth/descpage-OVFLEG.html
https://www.doversaddlery.com/ovatio…hoCnWMQAvD_BwE
These schooling girths go up to 60", I have a few of them for my Eq. horse who is in a 58-60" as well.
And if you’re looking for a show girth: https://mdtackexchange.com/product/58-antares-hunter-girth-new/
Shires makes a schooling girth up to 60
Dover Saddlery has a Wintec Anatomic Girth up to size 60" on sale for $ 125.00
Google the Warmblood Tack Store. I got a 60” girth for my 16:1 hand Oldenburg mare who is a big boned girl. What we both love about is that it a pressure equalizing girth. I had never used one of these, but she really likes it! I had used a ‘regular’ girth, with elastic on both ends, but she really likes this one better. It does have elastic on both ends as well. My saddle is a CWD, so the billets are really short. You all probably know about these types of girths but I didn’t, and I really like the whole equalizing idea!
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…can we get a photo of this large mare. that is a BIG girth!
https://www.smithworthington.com/index.php?p=product&id=707 Smith Worthington has this one in sizes up to 68" :eek:
Call Professional Choice and they will make one and send it right out to you-
My 18.2 beast needed a 60 inch girth
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