What is the buckle for on these girths?

[BEARCAT]

The buckle in the middle by the D-ring?
I can’t picture what purpose it serves.

http://www.victorycanter.com/Tekna-Pressure-EZE-Girth.html

Another view:
https://www.horseloverz.com/product/girths-and-accessories/886817-tekna-pressure-eze-girth.html

These have it also:
http://www.victorycanter.com/Tekna-Contour-Girth.html

[ellevt]

In case you don’t have a martingale or breast collar with a clip, and you want to use the “normal” kind that slips over the girth? Possibly? I’ve never used a stud guard but that would be my thought

[ellevt]

Plus these are all three the same girth

[ctab]

The last link has this in the description: " center D-ring for training aid attachments."

[bornfreenowexpensive]

[QUOTE=ellevt;7541706]
In case you don’t have a martingale or breast collar with a clip, and you want to use the “normal” kind that slips over the girth? Possibly? I’ve never used a stud guard but that would be my thought[/QUOTE]

Yes, you use it to attach your martingales or similar equipment. Since the girth is wide, they do not slip over the girth.

[RS]

D ring is for clipping draw reins, etc. leather loop with buckle is for buckling in the loop of a martingale/breastplate…the extra width of the girth shortens your breastplate by that extra four inches or so if you slip it over the girth, which is fine for a larger breastplate on a smaller horse, but makes the breastplate not fit on a large horse. Or, if you use your breastplate with multiple girths and slip it over this girth, you’d have to adjust it every time. Thus, the buckle.

[BEARCAT]

Thanks! Mystery solved.