I have a new horse as of a year ago, a
chestnut with thin skin. He had girth galls with a cord girth; then I
tried the Wintec waffle girth and have had NO trouble with it at all. I
highly recommend it, just as Bonnie does.
Myonly suggestion is to try a Wintec PVC waffle weave girth. I use all
types of girths and cinches and they are all made of this PVC waffle weave
type material. I had trouble with every other type of girth material that I
tried but not this stuff. It is not neoprene. It lests the sweat flow out from
underneath, won't grab the skin, won't absorb sweat and is soft. It may help
your horse after the gall is better.
Bonnie S.
-----Original Message----- From: Karla Watson
[mailto:karla@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:01
AM To: RIDECAMP Subject: [RC] girth
galls
Anybody have any good tips/advice for dealing
with girth gals?
My new horse is a bit overweight and getting
fit but is a very easy keeper.....We have tried neoprene (ripped him open)
and soft fleece (works 50% of the time). I ride in a BM treeless with
dressage girth (converted it to english rigging). We give him time off to
heal up when it opens up but then is ok for a few rides, then opens up
again. We try to set the girth back but with his fat tummy, it goes forward
sometimes. Does he just need to work thru this and that area toughen up with
time? We put a large slab of vaseline on area before riding, neosporine
after ride. His body is changing quite a bit since the past owners didn't
ride him alot and fed him TOO much grain (food=love?). Crupper didn't
help--his belly made it slide forward, while the saddle stayed back. Any
tips?
