My horse is short-backed, big shouldered, and a big mover.
He also has a very forward girth groove.
Will this girth help?
Thanks!
I’d guess not. It’s a great girth for some horses, but it isn’t particularly offset. If you have a very forward girth groove, I’d be looking for something with more angle.
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Any suggestions? Open to any ideas.
Sure! I’d be looking at the Fairfax Prolite Short Girth (it comes in two widths, narrow and standard, and you have to measure to get the right one), or one of the styles of shoulder relief girth from Total Saddle Fit.
Reporting back.
I love it.
Now, it’s only one ride, but it was very obvious when I got off that neither the girth nor the saddle had pulled forward.
Waiting to hear back on whether I should size down. The girth tightens gently with about 2 inches between top of buckle and saddle pad, so maybe it’s okay.
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No reason to size down if the buckles aren’t interfering with your saddle or pad. Even though this girth isn’t really offset, I can see it giving more allowance for different shapes since the straps are more independent of each other, and can be buckled to different holes on the billets.
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I’ve use an EquiSoft girth since 2015 and LOVE it on a huge variety of horses, including those that normally require a shoulder-relief girth. (I’ve never had the EquiSoft pull the saddle forward on one of those guys, like a regular girth can do to the horse with a forward girth groove.)
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What did you get?
I also have a girth with a very forward girth groove, amd a little plump. Luckily, she isn’t considered short backed
This: https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/stubben-equisoft-girth-14360
BTW, smartpak price matches and I found it for less at Riding Warehouse. It does a SUPER job of keeping the saddle in place.
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