I'm relatively new to the dressage girth scene; I bought my first long billeted dressage saddle in late 2014, and ended up with a curved Ovation girth which worked ok until I got into my curved girth craze, and eventually decided to pony up the dollars for a Total Saddle Fit girth.
Now, I bought a 28, because B was going in a 28 (which had stretched, who knew?) and I figured it would work out. And it does securely hold my saddle to my horse.
But where the heck is a proper dressage girth supposed to sit? I understand that buckles should be above the elbows for obvious anatomical reasons... but the whole long pad / billets with varying ideas of where the holes should be / girth length thing has me confused.
I get that this is bad:
But what does good look like??
Now, I bought a 28, because B was going in a 28 (which had stretched, who knew?) and I figured it would work out. And it does securely hold my saddle to my horse.
But where the heck is a proper dressage girth supposed to sit? I understand that buckles should be above the elbows for obvious anatomical reasons... but the whole long pad / billets with varying ideas of where the holes should be / girth length thing has me confused.
I get that this is bad:
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| Shamelessly stolen image from Amerigo... |
It may just be my weirdo saddle, but my current 28" TSF sits with 1-2 extra holes on top, and that's it. Is it too long?
TSF at Otter Creek last year:
Help me, internet!
Help me, internet!
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