[dghunter]

My girth at my old barn was "borrowed" aka stolen. So now I'm in the market for a new leather girth but can't find any I really like. Any recommendations? I'd like to stay under $100 if possible.

[Petstorejunkie]

I have the ovation anatomical leather girth and I love it. Less than $100 and it cleans off easy.

[nhwr]

I use a Nunn Finer Passage girth.

It is beautifully made, shaped and lots of padding. You can find them on ebay for about $100.

[Big_Grey_hunter]

I have the nunn finer girth as well. It is very nice, especially for the price. Be warned though, it has a LOT of padding, it's probably an inch thick. It's very easy to overtighten if you're not careful. Other than that though, I love it. The leather is excellent quality and it has taken a good amount of abuse (stuffing it in tupperwares, dropping it, stepping on it, not cleaning it off, etc.) without a scratch. It looks brand new! I would definitely buy it again if I ever need another short girth.

[quietann]

For fussy horses that prefer a thin girth, and non-leather, the Jeffries Symbian is a nice choice. It's fairly thin neoprene with a waffle pattern on the side that goes against the horse, is shaped, and has equalizer buckles. And it really holds a saddle in place!

They also make a leather Harmony girth but I've never tried that one. Leather girths don't get along great with my mare.

[VivereDRSG]

I really like the Nunn Finer "Dressage Piaffe Girth", it's an equalizer and very cushy. Under $100 and very nice leather.

[cyberbay]

Does "Equalizer" means elastic on both sets of buckles?

[dghunter]

Thanks, everyone! Looks like I have some online shopping to do today

[quietann]

Does "Equalizer" means elastic on both sets of buckles?

For the Jeffries, it means no elastic at all, but the two billet buckles are sewn to a single, solid piece of webbing that runs through a metal ring lower down on the girth. so the webbing goes down from one buckle, through the ring, and back up to the other buckle. It's a very stable design and allows for more balance than doing up one billet a hole higher than the other one, say.

[mp]

I got a great deal on a new Prestige Anatomic girth on eBay. They retail for $200+ and I got it for $102. Seller has recently listed more since then. Awesome girth, especially if your horse is of the round variety.