girths ???

hApPiNeSs · 01-05-2004, 11:36 AM

i am a bit confused. i have always done up my girth on the first and second girth strap but my friend says it is correct to do it up on the first and third. why do they have a second one then? the girth fits fine on the first and second. any advice?

Sandra-A1 · 01-05-2004, 11:44 AM

So if one breaks you will have a back up! wink

The Flying Moose · 01-05-2004, 12:09 PM

The first two are attached to leather, I think, and the third is attached to nylon? Or maybe I have it reversed...?

Dawn · 01-05-2004, 12:13 PM

I'm sure the exact material varies from saddle to saddle, but the first two are attached to the same piece of something, and the third is seperate. So if you have it on the first and second and that material breaks, your girth falls off. If you have it on the first and third, either of the materials can break, and your girth's still on. On mine actually, they're both attached to elastic, but the 1st two are on the same piece of elastic and the third's on a seperate piece.

Blistering Winds · 01-05-2004, 12:14 PM

And people say western saddles are confusing...lol

Nika · 01-05-2004, 12:44 PM

I learned that you were supposed to put it on first and third, I used to do 1st and 2nd but then my instructor told me otherwise.
Dakota horse_on

SeaBreeze123 · 01-05-2004, 02:03 PM

yea up until a year ago i would always put my girth on the 1st and 2nd. i never had a problem with it...but anything can happen! now i put it on the 1st and 3rd

Lou3 · 01-05-2004, 04:46 PM

usually its the first one that is attached to something different isnt it? or is the games saddle im sat looking at now just really really old? Iwas always told you should do your saddle up on either the first and second or first and third for this reason.
Lou

RiverMountainLady · 01-05-2004, 05:26 PM

I never knew why but I was taught to do it on the first and third. Makes sense though.

Jumpers · 01-05-2004, 06:46 PM

Yep - you're supposed to use the 1st and 3rd billets

Dawn is right - the first two are attached to the same piece of leather and the third is seperate. Not only that, but using the third billet helps keep the saddle more stable in the seat. (Less movement)

01-05-2004, 11:36 AM	#1
hApPiNeSs Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: cornwall Posts: 463	girths ??? i am a bit confused. i have always done up my girth on the first and second girth strap but my friend says it is correct to do it up on the first and third. why do they have a second one then? the girth fits fine on the first and second. any advice?

01-05-2004, 11:44 AM	#2
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,513 Images: 234	So if one breaks you will have a back up! wink __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

01-05-2004, 12:14 PM	#5
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	And people say western saddles are confusing...lol __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

01-05-2004, 04:46 PM	#8
Lou3 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 7,472 Images: 32 Blog Entries: 1	usually its the first one that is attached to something different isnt it? or is the games saddle im sat looking at now just really really old? Iwas always told you should do your saddle up on either the first and second or first and third for this reason. Lou __________________ Save the Earth . . . it's the only planet with chocolate FFFL

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01-05-2004, 12:09 PM	#3
The Flying Moose Full Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 209	The first two are attached to leather, I think, and the third is attached to nylon? Or maybe I have it reversed...?

01-05-2004, 12:13 PM	#4
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,295 Images: 1386	I'm sure the exact material varies from saddle to saddle, but the first two are attached to the same piece of something, and the third is seperate. So if you have it on the first and second and that material breaks, your girth falls off. If you have it on the first and third, either of the materials can break, and your girth's still on. On mine actually, they're both attached to elastic, but the 1st two are on the same piece of elastic and the third's on a seperate piece.

01-05-2004, 12:44 PM	#6
Nika Full Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 59	I learned that you were supposed to put it on first and third, I used to do 1st and 2nd but then my instructor told me otherwise. Dakota horse_on

01-05-2004, 02:03 PM	#7
SeaBreeze123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: PA Posts: 466	yea up until a year ago i would always put my girth on the 1st and 2nd. i never had a problem with it...but anything can happen! now i put it on the 1st and 3rd

01-05-2004, 05:26 PM	#9
RiverMountainLady Full Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mass. Posts: 100	I never knew why but I was taught to do it on the first and third. Makes sense though.

01-05-2004, 06:46 PM	#10
Jumpers Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,216	Yep - you're supposed to use the 1st and 3rd billets Dawn is right - the first two are attached to the same piece of leather and the third is seperate. Not only that, but using the third billet helps keep the saddle more stable in the seat. (Less movement)