OK I need some advice
here. I have a young mare that
has a girth problem. The saddle fits well and stays put front to back
and
side to side no matter how loose the girth is . But the girth rides
forward
until it is in her armpits and starts to rub. This happens if I’m
leading, longeing or riding. This problem just surfaced this
winter. She doesn’t seem to have changed shape or size; just
hairier. Suggestions?
My suggestion would be to go to a center fire rigging. We use an
endurance saddle with Western rigging. But we hang the tie strap off
the BACK loop of the saddle. Run it down through the cinch and up to
the front ring. Then back down through the cinch ring and back to the
back saddle loop. Tie it off at the back. That way you have no lumps
under your leg and it helps to keep the cinch away from the armpit.
