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supersezabell · 09-07-2008, 09:23 AM

I can also recommend Kevin Kelly or Chad Donovan, though with girthiness it is generally just time and care which can fix it.

We bought a mare in 04 had previously had a badly fitting saddle and was extremely girth- would try and bite or kick as soon as the saddle went on and girth was lifted (we had our saddle properly fitted). So all we did was just do everything slowly until she learnt that there wouldnt be pain.

By that i mean we would put the saddle on and leave her with it for 5 mins, do the girth up on the lowest hole on both sides and leave it, then up 1 notch each side and leave, etc etc.

Now she is a happy horse who we still go slow with to girth but you can now put the saddle on and do up the girth to where it is touching her with no reaction, of course we leave it like that for a little bit before tightening and just still go slow with it and have a happy horse.

If we have new people out who go to do it a bit firmer then she wants at the time all she does is a slight head raise and they wait.

09-07-2008, 09:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
supersezabell Advanced Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 2,347	I can also recommend Kevin Kelly or Chad Donovan, though with girthiness it is generally just time and care which can fix it. We bought a mare in 04 had previously had a badly fitting saddle and was extremely girth- would try and bite or kick as soon as the saddle went on and girth was lifted (we had our saddle properly fitted). So all we did was just do everything slowly until she learnt that there wouldnt be pain. By that i mean we would put the saddle on and leave her with it for 5 mins, do the girth up on the lowest hole on both sides and leave it, then up 1 notch each side and leave, etc etc. Now she is a happy horse who we still go slow with to girth but you can now put the saddle on and do up the girth to where it is touching her with no reaction, of course we leave it like that for a little bit before tightening and just still go slow with it and have a happy horse. If we have new people out who go to do it a bit firmer then she wants at the time all she does is a slight head raise and they wait.