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Hi Sandy - I love mohair and it's what I use on all of the 
horses.  They last forever and ever too.  On the girths that I use on 
Chief, I have to take any cross hairs out - the ones that run across 
midway between the center and the rings on the end that hold the 
strings together.  That will rub hair whereas having the strings 
looses between the ring and the center of the girths do not.

I have an assortment of mohair girths in all different sizes.  I like 
to change to different lengths (only talking a difference usually of 
2 to 4 inches) during the course of a multiday so that the buckles 
are not in the same place every day.  Most people won't need to do 
that, it's only something I do when putting on a lot of miles on a 
horse in a year.  Changing girths also gives me a chance to wash one 
out and have it dry even on rides in the winter.  I never ride with a 
dirty girth and also do not like to use the same girths (or saddle 
pads) on different horses......I probably have as many girths as some 
women have shoes :).

There is a big difference in quality of mohair.  For some horses, the 
quality may not be an issue.  For others, only the higher quality 
softer mohair will suit them.  I usually get mine from Julia at 
Horses Dacor.  I like the buckle shape on the ones they sell best 
too, and the fact that over time that particular mohair stays softer 
whereas others I've got get much stiffer and hard after a lot of 
use.  They do shrink some, so I often start out 2 to 4" longer than I 
really need.

Karen
http://www.enduranceridestuff.com




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