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Location: Sweet Home Alabama | I've been riding in a fleece girth and it's starting to rub my mare raw. I recently bought a Caldwell and see on their site they really like the Mohair. I've never had one. Would you suggest it? Seems like it would pinch to me... |
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Location: Southern Indiana | I switched to mohair several years ago and never looked back. I like them because they stretch and they are so light. It's so much less bulk. Ive never had any issues with them. I have several different ones made of different materials. A couple I just had laying around. I have an alpaca one and it's nice. I have both straight and roper. |
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Location: Phoenix | I recently bought a 5 Star mohair and LOVE it. It's really soft and horse likes it a lot too. I wanted a fleece but seeing how it rubbed 2 Horses where I board I'm glad o went with mohair. |
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| I have used mohair cinches all my life and I am old. I just switched to a Toklat fleece cinch. I will say that my horse loves it. I keep mine really clean. Maybe yours is getting worn or is too short or too long. |
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| All I use is Mohair. |
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| Love the mohairs. That is all I have on my saddles now and I don't have any problems with soring. I have a few 5 Stars and one Classic Equine. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I use the Pro Choice shearing cinches not the cheap fleece. Make sure they are clean. |
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Location: Deep South | I've used Mohair for 10+ years and love them, my horses have always loved them. I have tried several of the popular neoprene cinches over the years and they have left sores on my colts after just a couple of rides. Now I just stick with what I know works. |
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Location: Windoming | I switched from neoprene to mohair cinches. The mohair cinches made my horse cinchy and rebellious. I almost forked out the money for a Never Tight, but decided to try a new neoprene cinch first. Glad I did, solved all my problems. Different strokes for different folks! |
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Location: Sweet Home Alabama | I just purchased a 100% mohair from Weaver. Figured I might as well try it. Thanks for the feedback |
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Location: Oklahoma | I like my Pro Choice shearling but it is just too hot when 90 plus. I just got a mohair /alpaca mix straight cinch CE to try , I have quite a few 100%mohairs , I do not like them to have a leather or nylon center next to the horse as the roper styles do. I never had any luck with neoprene , they are horrendous. I like leather latigos w treed saddles, but nylon latigos w treeless. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | My SO looks at me funny when I buy handmade Mohair cinches for $1-$200 on SALE. But I would rather spend that much on a quality item than have my horses feel uncomfortable. Best cinch ever. I've never had a problem with one pinching. If you're woried, cashel makes a foam ring that goes areound the cinch Ds. Never used them but some friends use them on their trail saddles. But again, I've never had a problem with pinching.
ETA: Teskey's now sells the mohair 5 star cinches and breast collars and they are WAY cool. Saw them on my weekly run to the store. 
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| I only use mohair or mohair/alpaca blend cinches. I've never had any issues with them. I have used them for many years and on a lot of different horses. |
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Location: Stuck in a cubicle having tropical thoughts | I have a Classic Equine Mohair and a Professional Choice Wool and I love both. Once I got smart enough to start using these girths, I threw all the old neoprene and cheap fleece ones away
My mom was using a cheap fleece girth she got at an auction. She kept complaining about her saddle sliding to the side. I got on her mare and couldn't believe how bad it slide. I went to my trailer, grabbed my extra Classic Equine Mohair and had her put it on her saddle. And like magic, her problem was fixed and the saddle doesn't move now. and of course that girth has not made it back to my trailer.......
Look at some photos of what the pros use. Look at the banner at the top of the page. Jill Welsh is running in a mohair string girth.
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| I have used mohair cinches for well over 50 years. Have a few that were custom made. I just bought a Toklat fleece cinch out of desperation to help eliminate a problem. Like I said, my horse loves it.
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