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| Just curious there are so many different kinds of cinches these days which one do you use and why? I have a mohair on my rope saddle that I like because of the jerk when roping I think they are the most secure and comfortable for roping but on my barrel saddles I am trying the new Cool Weaver cinch with airflow. No opinion yet. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Classic Equine's Alpaca Cinch -- roper style.It's ridiculously soft, does a nice distribution of the pressure... and I love the chocolate brown color as it matches my (5star) pads. Love it and I'd replace it immediately if something was to happen to it. |
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| I use a smart cinch. Neoprene in the spring for hair issues and felt the rest of the time. |
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Location: Alberta | Custom made 100% Mohair, made locally. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | My horses really like the wool fleece ones. |
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Location: Texas | Alpaca roper cinch. I love it. Only complaint I wish it was black not brown |
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Location: Texas | I like the fuzzy fleece ones. |
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Location: Texas | Clinton Anderson's jersey cinch |
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Location: here there and everywhere! | Does anyone use merino wool cinches? I just ordered a pro choice one. I had been told the roper style in the merino wool was awesome but it appears its not longer sold with merino wool. |
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Location: North MS | Shearling wool ones! Why- I watched a few youtube videos covering the pendleton races and noticed all the pro's (or most of them) had wool covered cinches. They ride more than me and care for their horses obviously. Good enough for them is good enough for me. |
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Location: Phoenix | I think my next cinch will be a wool one.
But it right now I use a neoprene conch from Pro Orthopedic. But it's not like most neoprene--it feels like a wersuit; it's really soft and doesn't pull or tug at all. I like it because I don't have to cinch up very tight.
I want to like mohair conches but they stretch so much and seem to make my saddle slide around. Plus my horse doesn't seem to like them that much. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Len Brown's never tight cinch. I bought it because i was having trouble with every saddle rolling on my mare. Even with the new saddle that fits so much better, i still use it. My saddle doesn't move and the girth really isn't very tight at all. My horse can breathe and move so much better with it. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | bluerose2001 - 2014-05-18 11:02 PM Shearling wool ones! Why- I watched a few youtube videos covering the pendleton races and noticed all the pro's (or most of them) had wool covered cinches. They ride more than me and care for their horses obviously. Good enough for them is good enough for me.
I've also noticed how many of the pros use the fuzzy cinches. I love the Pro Choice Shearling and use them on all my saddles. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-19 7:29 AM
bluerose2001 - 2014-05-18 11:02 PM Shearling wool ones! Why- I watched a few youtube videos covering the pendleton races and noticed all the pro's (or most of them) had wool covered cinches. They ride more than me and care for their horses obviously. Good enough for them is good enough for me.
I've also noticed how many of the pros use the fuzzy cinches. I love the Pro Choice Shearling and use them on all my saddles.
I also like the PC shearling cinch.
My horse got galls from a neoprene one, and did not really care for string cinches (of any flavor). |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | barrelracr131 - 2014-05-19 7:37 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-05-19 7:29 AM bluerose2001 - 2014-05-18 11:02 PM Shearling wool ones! Why- I watched a few youtube videos covering the pendleton races and noticed all the pro's (or most of them) had wool covered cinches. They ride more than me and care for their horses obviously. Good enough for them is good enough for me. I've also noticed how many of the pros use the fuzzy cinches. I love the Pro Choice Shearling and use them on all my saddles. I also like the PC shearling cinch. My horse got galls from a neoprene one, and did not really care for string cinches (of any flavor ).
I learned the hard way. Years ago I used neoprene. I couldn't figure out why my mare kept trying to bite me or whoever was closest while I was cinching her up. I bought new saddles, new pads, chiro and massage therapy treatments. Spent literally thousands of dollars and it ended up all I needed to do was change a $70 cinch. Ooops.  |
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Location: Desert Land | I use a ProChoice Merino wool cinch. They are so soft...I love how they feel, so hopefully my horse feels the same way. |
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Location: Idahome | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-19 6:29 AM
bluerose2001 - 2014-05-18 11:02 PM Shearling wool ones! Why- I watched a few youtube videos covering the pendleton races and noticed all the pro's (or most of them) had wool covered cinches. They ride more than me and care for their horses obviously. Good enough for them is good enough for me.
I've also noticed how many of the pros use the fuzzy cinches. I love the Pro Choice Shearling and use them on all my saddles.
I use the PC Shearling as well and love it! I have always used a mohair and finally decided to try the shearling. My gelding has major scars in his girth and along his belly from getting in the fence when he was young. The don't seem to bother him any more after I changed cinches. They are still breathable and you don't have to crank it tight like some. |
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| Awesome now I have to go find a shearling cinch to try! LOL thanks for all the input
Edited by Wrapn3inAK 2014-05-19 8:01 PM
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| Toklat wool cinch, I purchase from mine from Valley Vet Supply. |
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| Smart cinch with leather latigo and off billet |
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| Interesting topic. My mare is 6. At age 3 she started not liking to be cinched. I figured saddle. I've tried like 4 saddles w/same issue. She now has a small bump on each side of her cinch area..maybe elbo height. Thinking that's what's bothering her. Caused by what? Cinch? Maybe I'll try a different one also. |
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Location: here there and everywhere! | powerstroke power - 2014-05-19 11:01 AM
Interesting topic. My mare is 6. At age 3 she started not liking to be cinched. I figured saddle. I've tried like 4 saddles w/same issue. She now has a small bump on each side of her cinch area..maybe elbo height. Thinking that's what's bothering her. Caused by what? Cinch? Maybe I'll try a different one also.
I would change the cinch, the lumps are more than likely from the rubbing of the girth i would go with something softer like the merino wool or fleece. Though fleece doesnt always hold up well to constant use where as the merino wool does
Edited by SmokeNMirrors 2014-05-19 10:07 PM
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| I've been real happy with my shearling cinch that I bought from Doctors Fosters and Smith ( off their web site). They had the best price at the time I was looking. |
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Location: on my horse | the fuzzy cinches! shearling PC, I have a gelding that has extremely sensitive skin and this is all I can use on him without tearing his poor hide wide open. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I made a switch on Sunday from a mohair non-covered ring cinch to a wool covered ring cinch. The horse went from not turning to the right to making a decent right turn. I noticed after a morning pole run some welps under the cinch rings on him. Made the change and he seemed to like the changes. I have not called his owner on this but was to have the vet out in the morning for hock check. May just cancel that!
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Which Cinch do you use and why?