English Tack Girth

A girth, sometimes called a cinch (Western US), is a piece of equipment used to keep the saddle in place on a horse or other animal. It encircles the barrel of the equine, and attaches to the billets (girth tabs) of the saddle on either side. Girths are used on English-type saddles, while western saddles uses a girth equivalent called a cinch.

Although a girth is often enough to keep a well-fitting saddle in place, other pieces of equipment are also used in the jumping or speed sports, such as polo, eventing, show jumping, and fox hunting. These include breastplates, breastgirths, breastcollars, and overgirths (surcingles).

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Studies have shown that, although girths may restrict the movement of the ribcage in the horse, they have no effect on the horse's ability to take in air.

Most jumping saddles have three billets. This not only allows the rider a spare should one break, but can also provide an adjustment option. For horses on which the saddle sits nicely, neither slipping forward or back, the first and third billets should be used. On horses where the saddle slips back, the first and second billets should be used.

The second and third should never be used together, as they are attached to a single piece of webbing to the saddle's tree. Since the first billet is attached to a separate piece of webbing, you can safely combine its use with either of the other two billets.

There are other girthing systems available such as the Adjustable Y system or a similar girthing system. These also provide an adjustment option and have a front girth strap which is connected to the saddle tree point, and a rear girth strap giving it a Y shape and stability