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Location: MT | Curious what is the most common cinch length. Please vote in the poll for all of the cinch lengths you are currently using. Thanks! |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | Every horse I've had or ridden uses a 32 or 34". Of couse I'm tall so I don't ride anything under 15.2hh. |
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Location: Up and over to the right | My 16.1 takes a 28", there's a great article about cinches and their ribs and structure here. http://www.equipedic.com/Measure_Cinches_Girths.htm |
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 Certified Snake Wrangler
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Location: North MS | 26" Due to treeless saddles |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | I Always think I need a 32 but I think I always end up with a 28". |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | I'm not really sure how to answer. My first mare took a 34" cinch and she was 16hh, my current mare takes a 32" or a 33" cinch (either one fits) and she is between 14.2 and 14.3 hh, and my gelding takes a 28", but he is a coming 3 year old so I expect him to probably fill out a bit more and he is currently around 14.3 hh (I haven't taped, him, but he looks similar to my mare's size, but he seems taller). :) |
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| Great article- my saddles have 28 -30"
Edited by rodeomom3 2014-12-29 7:13 AM
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 Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest |
Good article. Thank's for posting that. |
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 A Lady with Fight
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Location: NC | 28. I've used the same cinch on a 16 hand running bred, a 15.3 hand super wide mare, a 15.3 hand narrow bodied appendix and my 14.3 wide set Cowbred. I really could probably almost use a pony size girth on him
I think many people use girths that are way too long. Of course I'm also weird because Ive never used the off billet. I use cinch straps on both sides and I don't use the holes. I loop and swoop on both sides. Makes for a whole lot more adjustment. |
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Location: Illinois | hlynn - 2014-12-29 9:54 AM
28. I've used the same cinch on a 16 hand running bred, a 15.3 hand super wide mare, a 15.3 hand narrow bodied appendix and my 14.3 wide set Cowbred. I really could probably almost use a pony size girth on him
I think many people use girths that are way too long. Of course I'm also weird because Ive never used the off billet. I use cinch straps on both sides and I don't use the holes. I loop and swoop on both sides. Makes for a whole lot more adjustment.
I don't use an off billet either. I use cinch straps on both sides but I do use the holes. Just personal preference. I used to not use the holes but found using them created less bulk under my legs. I use a 30" on everything from my 14 hand TWH to my husbands 16.1 hand race built QH. |
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Location: North Dakota | Almost always use a 34" unless they are a 2 or 3 year old colt.
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Life Saver
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Location: MT |
Neat read. Thanks! |
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 I Don't Brag
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| Anything from a 30" to 36", depending on the horse. I will have to try measuring my horse's using the method described in the link. I have one wide bodied, STOUT mare that I cannot keep a saddle from rolling on. Maybe this will help, but I have me doubts. |
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Location: USA | I use a 24" on my appendix |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Would like to read article link won't work for me? |
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 Triple Extra-Ordinaire
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Location: Okla | Thanks for posting this. Great Article. Now when it warms up and we unthaw , I'll have to go measure my horses. |
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Life Saver
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Location: MT | charlenenh - 2014-12-31 3:42 AM Would like to read article link won't work for me?
I had to go to the main website it lists and then scroll down to find it. |
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