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Wool-fleece Toklat with double elastic.  While we're on the subject of girthing
for the BFC, I sure would like it if these had a way to do a rear girth, or
3-point girth, or something.  The girth straps are pretty far forward.  Hasn't
created any problems but I'm used to a more balanced girthing system.
-Sharon L.




Quoting "Beverley H. Kane, MD" <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On 9/12/06 9:16 AM, "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > my new Barefoot Cheyenne is treeless and the other day I
> > was appalled to see the center of the back of the saddle 4" to the right of
> my
> > horse's spine!  YES, obviously lessons on balance are in order, but until
> my
> > husband perfects that, my horse will wear a crupper!!
>
> Not sure if the slippage --> R only happened w/ your hubby, but it happened
> to me on my last 50/first 50 w/ the Cheyenne. It never happened on training
> rides of up to 12 mi w/ this horse, I think it only became a problem at 30
> mi on rugged terrain (American River/Tevis country). The saddle was -way-
> off to the right in front. Maybe b/c I was fatigued or...??
>
> I know I am a biomechanical anomaly--very asymmetric, left leg longer, left
> should higher, etc. I went back to the drawing board w/ my trainer and
> learned a whole new way of posting, (left hip into left elbow) esp working
> on the left diagonal. I think b/c both I and the horse preferred the right
> diagonal, I put too much wt on the right.  Haven't done another 50 since,
> but I -feel- more symmetric.
>
> The poor horse ended up w/ horrid galls on the R (tho...the vet didn't note
> them at the end. Hmmmm.) I was using a 100% mohair cincha girth and was told
> to get a Wintec elastic dressage girth. What kind of girth are you using w/
> BFC?
>
>
>
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