DuoPenotti schreef:https://www.fairfaxsaddles.com/girths/girth-fittingCitaat:Dont mind the gap
It is not uncommon for there to be a gap at the front edge of the girth between the leather and the horse’s sternum, particularly when the horse is standing still.
This is part of the design and the front edge of the girth is not supposed to fit tightly against the horse’s skin. The girth has a Prolite cushioned ‘buffer zone’ which ‘floats’ and allows the muscles of the chest to move, instead of being blocked by a hard edge of a normal girth.
Gap showing at front edge of girth
Don't mind the gap
Gap showing at front edge of girth
Don't mind the gap
Very often when the horse is in movement and the body posture has changed there will be less gap at the front and at certain points throughout the stride, when the muscle bulk is under the girth, the gap may appear to have disappeared altogether.
The gap at the front does not mean that pressure is being transferred to the back edge of the girth. We have conducted thorough scientific trials on pressure under the girth (on horses in motion) and have proven that the Performance Girth reduces pressure. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 3313003651