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Girths
The girth is a very important addition to your saddle, selecting the right girth for your horses shape and build will insure you get the best fit and performance from your saddle.
The various materials used to make girths offer unique benefits to the horse and rider and even solve problems. You’ll need to consider these factors as you make your girth selection. Additionally, consider that girths are available in straight styles, fashioned like a belt, or with anatomical contours that are designed to provide room for a horse’s elbows during movement. Some types of girths are intended to relieve pressure on the horse’s sternum.
The most important aspect about the shape and material of your girth is that it works well with your horse’s unique conformation, movement, and skin to distribute pressure evenly along his barrel. It needs to work with the horse, moving ever so slightly with the hair (horizontally) and not against it (vertically) in such a way as to cause rubbing or chafing. If a girth is too narrow for a horse, it concentrates pressure on a narrow band of his barrel and that pressure can be uncomfortable.
Elastic ends are another feature designed for comfort and for ease of use. Some older, traditional types of girths do not incorporate elastic into their design, but most girths have elastic on at least one end. Elastic ends make the girth fastening process easier, and provide some flexibility and comfort for the horse as his ribcage moves during exercise. Some dressage girths have built-in elastic panels rather than elastic ends.
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Ghost Westip Girth $125
Ghost Westip Girth - The entire length is slightly elastic for comfortable grip to the horse. Great help if saddles slip front-back or side-side on your horse. These girths are also very thin, so if your horse is smaller or the saddle is likely to put the girth into the armpits of your horse, the Ghost Westip is a great choice. Girths are available in 5cm increments. 60cm is roughly 24". Sheepskin, Airshell and Shaved wool sleeve options for those more sensitive horses. |
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Edix Performance Girth Crescent or Straight $300 Edix Performance girths are top quality! soft leather and the most luxury memory foam softness against your horses skin. Great performance and stability are being achieved with the EDIX dressage elasticated anatomical leather girths. The perfect girth for your tree and treeless saddle! By the special bended shape this is girth is especially good for horses with a forward girth groove and or round belly horses. For the more athletic horses, there is also a straight version available. ALL horses benefit more freedom for movement through the anatomical shape. The special shaped parts leave a lot of space for the elbow to move and the horse to breath freely form the rib cage. The parts have a big soft surface making sure that the pressure is spread equally. Which also gives freedom for the pectoral muscle to move. The 3 layers of durable elasticity tailored to your horse’s strength, will save your saddle from undesirable forces, and will save the girth straps of early wear and tear. The elastic of the girth always adjusts itself in length and has the possibility to keep the saddle in place with constant tension. And with that at the same time also give your horse capability to expand the ribs when breathing. 45cm up to 110cm Merino Sheepskin sleeves available see below. |
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Edix Western Performance Girth Crescent or Straight $300 ALL horses benefit more freedom for movement through the anatomical shape. The special shaped parts leave a lot of space for the elbow to move. The parts do have a big soft surface making sure that the pressure is spread equally. Which also gives freedom for the pectoral muscle to move. The 3 layers of durable elasticity tailored to your horse’s strength, will save your saddle from undesirable forces, and will save the girth straps of early wear and tear. The elastic of the girth always adjusts itself in length and has the possibility to keep the saddle in place with constant tension. And with that at the same time also give your horse capability to expand the ribs when breathing. Merino Sheepskin sleeves available see below. |
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Edix Anatomic Full Elastic Girth $175 The Anatomical elastic girth is fully elasticated over the entire length and width, it has a degree of elasticity that is fully attuned to the abdominal forces of a horse. Suited to Dressage, General Purpose and Western riding. Sizes from 16 to 44 inches. In black and brown Not only is a fully elasticated girth more comfortable for your horse, but it also helps preserve the longevity of your saddle. The girth straps are no longer subjected to a peak load and will not tear or over stretch. The flexibility of an elasticated girth also provides a solid fixation of your saddle, without the risk of over tightening the girth. Note these are no longer in production so its just stock that's left and then it will be discontinued. |
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Edix FRA Super Girth $175 Dressage and Western Models avalible The F.R.A.® elastic girth is fully elasticated over the entire length and width, it has a degree of elasticity that is fully attuned to the abdominal forces of a horse. The most important feature of the FRA super girth in dressage model is that the girth is elastic over the full length and width, with a degree of elasticity that is fully tailored to the abdominal forces of our horse. This high-quality girth from German manufacture is woven from high-quality "Polyamide 6" elastic threads, which are characterized by an extremely high elasticity 30cm to 150cm |
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Edix Anatomical VVS Leather Jump Girth $355
The EDIX leather jumping girth is asymmetrically shaped and the perfect girth for horses with a less prominent or girth groove closer to the elbow or where the girths are situated far forward. ALL horses benefit more freedom for movement through the anatomical shape. The special shaped parts leave a lot of space for the elbow to move and the horse to breath freely form the rib cage. The parts have a big soft surface making sure that the pressure is spread equally. Which also gives freedom for the pectoral muscle to move. This Girth is a valuable piece to add to your horses tack we cannot recommend them enough! Is your horse girthy or unhappy about the girth being done up? this is the girth for your horses comfort. Made of carefully processed leather and therefore uniquely soft and flexible. 90-160 cm Black and Brown |
Girth Merino Covers
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Girth Merino Covers
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