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cinch galls Posted by paul garrett on 3/28/2012, 6:56 pm 24.255.145.192 Recovering from another cardiac "event" but more on that later. Anybody other than me had a problem with cinch galls using a trooper saddle? I've never galled a horse using a good stock saddle and mohair cinch. I loaned a young fellow who needed a horse to train with one of mine, and he came back with two fairly severe cinch galls.

Re: cinch galls Posted by Jared Tappero on 4/18/2012, 3:53 pm, in reply to "cinch galls" 50.39.12.114 Saddle fit was the cure for me. I picked up a horse a year or so ago that had cinch galls. He has very high withers and broad shoulders. The trooper saddle I started him with did not have a gullet wide enough to sit well on his withers/shoulders and would ride-up bringing the cinch forward with it. I tried gaul salve and other cremes to lubricate the area, but it didn't work for long. The gauls just kept coming back. Finally found a western saddle with a wide gullet that sits well on his back and doesn't ride-up. That was the key. I too use a neoprene cinch. My thought being they are easy to clean and maintain in our sometimes muddy and dirty sport. Mulhair and sheepskin collects dirt and grime and can be abrasive. This horse had been put in a crupper as well to keep the saddle from riding-up, which didn't work; he had sores around the tail as well. Sell the saddle that doesn't fit and invest in another one that does..... --Previous Message-- : Recovering from another cardiac : "event" but more on that later. : Anybody other than me had a problem with : cinch galls using a trooper saddle? I've : never galled a horse using a good stock : saddle and mohair cinch. I loaned a young : fellow who needed a horse to train with one : of mine, and he came back with two fairly : severe cinch galls. :

Re: cinch galls Posted by Ray O'Donohu on 4/19/2012, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Re: cinch galls" 128.143.49.203 I'd suggest a lot of these apparent saddle fit problems are in fact caused by the rigging's position on the saddle. The rigging migrates (usually) forward and carries the saddle away from where it would otherwise fit the horse just fine. I've now got the rigging modified just a little bit on my trooper so that it runs in a straight line down from the edge of the front arch. When the girth is positioned right into the narrow part of the horse,just behind his leg,the saddle sits -and fits- as it should,and even when the girth is loose,the rigging and the saddle stay put.

Re: cinch galls Posted by Ray O'Donohue on 4/13/2012, 1:36 pm, in reply to "cinch galls" 128.143.49.203 Generally,the cinch migrates in a few strides to the narrowest part of the horse and carries the saddle with it.Thus the futility of "center fire rigging",unless you have breeching straps,etc.involved.This problem is another one of those unquantifiable things about gear and individual horses,but two things have helped me: 1)Most important has been keeping the hair in the upper girth/foreleg contact area trimmed close in winter,and 2) I have had best luck with the cheap generic neopreme girths and very bad luck with the expensive string/mohair (which collects mud and debris).However,others have had bad results with the neopreme!So,you have to try different things with different horses.Good luck.

Re: cinch galls Posted by Gary Sheets on 3/29/2012, 7:20 pm, in reply to "cinch galls" 24.101.101.82 I only ever had one and with a neoprene Cinch (wouldn't dry out between days) but I switched to a new Roper Series Air Cinch from Weaver and no more problems. I also like you can hose off quickly and it air dries in no time. --Previous Message-- : Recovering from another cardiac : "event" but more on that later. : Anybody other than me had a problem with : cinch galls using a trooper saddle? I've : never galled a horse using a good stock : saddle and mohair cinch. I loaned a young : fellow who needed a horse to train with one : of mine, and he came back with two fairly : severe cinch galls. :

Re: cinch galls Posted by Austin Turley on 3/29/2012, 10:23 am, in reply to "cinch galls" 24.72.195.248 Most likely the problem was you loaned the horse to someone who needed one and he treated it like a loaned horse or as he needed one he possibly did not have any of his one and did not realize how to avoid the galling. More likely than not, had you loaned him your stock saddle also, the horse still would have been galled. --Previous Message-- : Recovering from another cardiac : "event" but more on that later. : Anybody other than me had a problem with : cinch galls using a trooper saddle? I've : never galled a horse using a good stock : saddle and mohair cinch. I loaned a young : fellow who needed a horse to train with one : of mine, and he came back with two fairly : severe cinch galls. :

Re: cinch galls Posted by Chris Gebhardt on 3/28/2012, 9:38 pm, in reply to "cinch galls" 69.29.81.91 Cinch too tight and probably too far forward. --Previous Message-- : Recovering from another cardiac : "event" but more on that later. : Anybody other than me had a problem with : cinch galls using a trooper saddle? I've : never galled a horse using a good stock : saddle and mohair cinch. I loaned a young : fellow who needed a horse to train with one : of mine, and he came back with two fairly : severe cinch galls. :

Re: cinch galls Posted by paul garrett on 4/12/2012, 2:07 pm, in reply to "Re: cinch galls" 209.184.47.105 Roger on the too tight and too far forward. Never owned a trooper, so don't know just how they are set up, but I don't like how far the seat is up off the horses back. This little horse is a bit low withered and round backed - a trooper might not fit that kind of back too well. I will give the kid some credit, he went out and bought a stock saddle to ride this horse with. That put the cinch where it ought to be. No more problem with galls. His own mount had a puffy knee from too much work in sandy ground. Smoke has recovered well and back at work. Eating, sleeping, and that sort of thing. haha. --Previous Message-- : Cinch too tight and probably too far forward. : : : --Previous Message-- : Recovering from another cardiac : "event" but more on that later. : Anybody other than me had a problem with : cinch galls using a trooper saddle? I've : never galled a horse using a good stock : saddle and mohair cinch. I loaned a young : fellow who needed a horse to train with one : of mine, and he came back with two fairly : severe cinch galls. : : :

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