Narrower dressage girth?

[Jane&Ziggy]

Hi all.

Ziggy's Christ Lammferle sheepskin riding pad is lush and I love it.

However, he appears not to. Not that he's bad, but I can read him better than I could and he is not keen when I come to girth him up in it.

I blame the girth at present. It's a Stubben dressage girth, fully elasticated and quite wide, with the straps protruding from a sort of neoprene sleeve. Ziggy seems to feel that it is too cumbersome and comes too close to his elbow. His ordinary saddle is girthed with a simple, padded, leather, shaped girth which he finds quite unobjectionable.

Can anyone suggest a narrower dressage girth I could try?

Thanks peeps!

[jovi_y2k2]

I don't know how wide the Stubben one is but how about the Wintec elastic or chafless dressage girths?

[popularfurball]

What about an atherstone / shaped dressage girth - quite easy to come by

What size are you after?

[Jane&Ziggy]

His Stubben is a 24", I suppose they will all measure the same?

I think his usual girth might be an Atherstone. it's sort of figure-of-eight shaped so it is narrower behind his elbows. Is that right?

[popularfurball]

Yes that is an atherstone.

This is pigs 24" WOW girth



Its not narrower I don't think, but its much more curved away from the elbows as it helps with forward girth grooves

[Skippys Mum]

Try a size longer as well - that helps to clear the elbows - stops the buckles catching on them!

[sbloom]

Skippys Mum has a good point - I always recommend you use as long a dressage girth as possible to take the buckles up as high as possible - the muscles level with the elbow are very sensitive. You may even find it is better to use a long girth with your dressage saddle and have short billets put on.

[Emma and Spirit]

I use the dream team girth for spirit as it is really narrow behind the elbows and all other girths i have tried have rubbed. it's in the sale now too but still pricey at £60 down from £90.

there is also the amerigo one but it is £200

[tazzy-anne]

^ that first picture is what I have on my treeless saddle (bought full price ) but it's lovely & fab quality