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[RC] Girth Soreness - Peggy B-Smith

I've been reading about girth galls, but I have another problem.
My mare in the last multiday I did, got so sore on her girth area, that you couldn't touch her there. I had to pull the 2nd day of the Tejon Fandango because she was so sore I couldn't tighten the girth - not that I would when she was like that.
I'm using the same saddle and girth, a Toklat fleece-backed with elastic ends and the same saddle I have used successfully for many multi-days. She has no back soreness at all.
As sore as she was, she was totally fine by that evening. I have people telling me to try another type of girth, but what? I'm wondering what kind to try - I could end up buying 20 girths, all with the same outcome.
Has anyone ever had a problem like this?


Peggy Bergman-Smith