{"id":279170,"date":"2026-11-10T16:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/?p=279170"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:19:02","slug":"taille-sangle-cheval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/blog\/conseils\/taille-sangle-cheval\/","title":{"rendered":"Girth size: how to measure your horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"s50 s50-page\">\n<section class=\"s50-ghero\">\n<div class=\"s50-ghero__text\">\n<p class=\"s50-crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/blog\/conseils\/\">Advice<\/a> \u203a Girth size<\/p>\n<p class=\"s50-eyebrow\" style=\"color:#14163b\">Guide \u00b7 Saddle and accessories<\/p>\n<h1>Girth size: how to measure your horse<\/h1>\n<p class=\"s50-lead\">A girth that is too short will not buckle. A girth that is too long ends up under the saddle flap, with the buckles under your leg. The right size takes 5 minutes to measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s50-meta\">5 min read \u00b7 By the Sellerie de Marigny team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s50-ghero__img\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01170-scaled.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy s50-img\" alt=\"Selles et sangles pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es en boutique\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"100vw\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01170-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01170-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01170-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01170-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01170-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"s50-wrap\"><div class=\"s50-guide\">\n<aside class=\"s50-toc\">\n<p class=\"s50-eyebrow\" style=\"color:#14163b\">In this guide<\/p>\n<nav><a href=\"#longue-ou-courte\">1. Long girth or short girth?<\/a><a href=\"#mesurer\">2. Measuring with a piece of string<\/a><a href=\"#le-plus-simple\">3. The easiest way: measure your current girth<\/a><a href=\"#signes\">4. Signs of a badly fitted girth<\/a><a href=\"#matiere\">5. Which material?<\/a><\/nav>\n<div class=\"s50-help\"><p>Not sure?<\/p><p>Pop into the shop or give us a call, and we&rsquo;ll advise you before you buy.<\/p><p><a href=\"tel:+33233555031\">02 33 55 50 31<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<article class=\"s50-article\"><h2 id=\"longue-ou-courte\">Long girth or short girth?<\/h2><p>Check the length of your saddle's girth straps before choosing.<\/p><div class=\"s50-cmp\"><div><p class=\"s50-num\">100 \u2013 140 cm<\/p><h3>Long girth<\/h3><p>Show jumping, general-purpose and trail saddles. It buckles under the saddle flap, on short girth straps.<\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"s50-num\">50 \u2013 75 cm<\/p><h3>Short girth, or dressage girth<\/h3><p>It buckles below the saddle panel, on long girth straps: the buckles stay well away from the leg.<\/p><\/div><\/div><h2 id=\"mesurer\">Measuring with a piece of string<\/h2><ol class=\"s50-steps\"><li>Saddle the horse with its usual saddle pad and half pad.<\/li><li>Take a piece of string or a dressmaker's tape measure.<\/li><li>Start from the middle hole of the girth straps on one side.<\/li><li>Pass under the belly, where the girth sits, just behind the elbows.<\/li><li>Come back up to the middle hole of the girth straps on the other side.<\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin-top:20px\">The length you get is your girth size.<\/p><div class=\"s50-note\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#14163b\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"><\/circle><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"11\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"16\"><\/line><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"0.6\" fill=\"#14163b\"><\/circle><\/svg><div><strong>Between two sizes?<\/strong><p>Ask us for advice: the shorter one may be too tight on a horse that blows out when girthed up.<\/p><\/div><\/div><h2 id=\"le-plus-simple\">The easiest way: measure your current girth<\/h2><p>If your current girth fits and buckles roughly in the middle of the holes, measure it from one end to the other, including the buckles. Choose the same size.<\/p><h2 id=\"signes\">Signs of a poorly fitting girth<\/h2><div class=\"s50-signs\"><p><strong>The buckles are not at the same height<\/strong> on both sides: the girth is not centred.<\/p><p><strong>There are no holes left to tighten the girth<\/strong> : it is too long.<\/p><p><strong>You can&rsquo;t reach the first hole<\/strong> once the horse is girthed up: it is too short.<\/p><p><strong>Rubbing or skin folds behind the elbows<\/strong> : an <a href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/boutique\/categorie-cheval\/selle-accessoires\/sangles-et-bavettes\/sangles-classiques\/sangle-anatomique\/\">anatomical girth<\/a>, cut away at that point, may help.<\/p><\/div><h2 id=\"matiere\">Which material?<\/h2><p>Neoprene or gel girths (<a href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/boutique\/categorie-cheval\/selle-accessoires\/sangles-et-bavettes\/sangles-classiques\/sangle-gel-t-de-t\/\">T de T gel girth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/boutique\/categorie-cheval\/selle-accessoires\/sangles-et-bavettes\/sangles-classiques\/sangle-pvc-pro-gel-hkm\/\">HKM Pro Gel PVC girth<\/a>) can be hosed down. Leather is more durable and softens with use. A <a href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/product-category\/categorie-cheval\/selle-accessoires\/sangles-et-bavettes\/bavettes\/\">stud guard girth<\/a> protects the belly from the hooves when the horse tucks its legs up over a fence.<\/p><\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"s50-products\"><div class=\"s50-wrap\">\n<div class=\"s50-products__head\"><h2>Girths in the shop<\/h2><a class=\"s50-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sellerie50.fr\/en\/product-category\/categorie-cheval\/selle-accessoires\/sangles-et-bavettes\/\">See the whole range<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"woocommerce columns-3\"><ul class=\"products content-wrap product-archive grid-cols grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 woo-archive-action-on-hover woo-archive-btn-text align-buttons-bottom  woo-archive-image-hover-none\"><li class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry product type-product post-264155 status-publish first instock product_cat-sangles-classiques has-post-thumbnail taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-variable 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