What is a stud guard girth?
Stud girths provide protection for your horse when jumping.   Protecting your horses stomach area when they bend there front legs.   This guard area protects his under area from puncture wounds when he wears studs.
What is Bellyguard girth?
Specially shaped padded girth offers added protection for horses jumping with studded shoes. Features stainless steel roller buckles, triple elastic at both ends, and d-ring for martingale or breastplate attachment.
What is a jumping girth?
The Freedom Jumping Girth is designed to work with the various muscle groups, providing independent support for each area. Importantly allowing freedom for the ribcage to move, to expand and contract as the horse breathes. The freedom girth buckles are designed to work with the saddle position rather than against it.
What girth should I use?
If you know your horse’s girth size and you need to switch between a long and a short girth, add or subtract 20 inches. For example, if you use a 48-inch girth with your jumping saddle, you should try a 28-inch girth with your dressage saddle.
How do you fit a prolite girth?
The aim when fitting the Prolite Girth is to get the buckles away from the pressure-sensitive area behind the elbows – so fit the longest length possible. As a general rule, fit the girth’s top edge as close to the bottom edge of the saddlecloth as possible when fully tightened.
How do you tell what size girth your horse needs?
How to determine your cinch size: Measure your horse from the center of the underside of his chest in the girth area. Bring the tape up to just below the widest part of his ribcage (about 4″ above and behind the elbow). Multiply this measurement by two and you will have a good idea of what size cinch your horse needs.
How do I stop girth galls?
Treat girth galls with careful cleaning and application of a thick, protective ointment, such as Ichthammol or Desitin. Then, stop riding the horse (or ride him bareback) until the sore heals completely, which can take as long as three weeks.
How long should your girth be?
As a rule of thumb, you should be able to fit about two fingers between the bottom of the saddle pad and the top of the girth. For a long girth: The girth should sit below the crook of the rider’s knee, about two to three holes from the end of the billet, depending on the length of the leg.
