thank you PC. i have been wondering about the mohair cinches. a couple of my riding buddies say they hate the mohair girth. i think one of them had a bad experience with one of the nylon look a-likes causing sores on a horse. i bought the neoprene on their promises it's the best thing out there.

last night i took a short peice of nylon cord and looped it around his heart girth line. i held it at the withers and cut it off with a pocket knife. after that i measured the length of cord at 75 inches. the way i have always heard to measure the girth size you need was to do this then divide that by two and subtract 3 inches. well, that comes up to 34.5 inches. the girth i have now is 32 inches. i wonder now if i should get a 34 inch or 36 inch girth. i'm pretty sure they only come in even numbered lengths. cisco has gained a little weight, of late. and i can tell he has gained a lot more muscle mass in his chest since i first bought him. but i also know he will inevitably lose a little weight come winter and some of that muscle mass. nothing too dramatic, but i don't want to have a girth too big for him either.

who makes a good mohair girth? and what size do you think i should get?

thanks in advance.