Total Saddle Fit Shoulder Relief Girth for AP/Jump - Comfortable Equestrian Training Gear for Horse Riding & Dressage

I really love this girth. The craftsmanship is excellent, nice leather exterior, and the neoprene is nice and soft. It genuinely solves the issue of my girth placement. I have a large shouldered OTTB and his saddle just does not sit well directly above the girth line. This is clearly much more comfortable for him and leaves room for him to really use his shoulders.What’s gets me is the cost. I understand it’s a shaped and well crafted girth but honestly, why is a horse’s comfort as an athlete bought at a premium? Anatomical girths should be the standard as there have been numerous studies that show they improve the horse’s performance but instead they are considered a luxury. I never mind paying higher cost for better craftsmanship but this feels like I’m paying a higher cost for something that should be readily available to all riders. If vendors want to see equipment like this used with the every day horse they need to start pushing products like this using a price point where it will be used by all. I will warn those who have dark brown or more ‘Havana’ type colored tack that the brown girth has a pretty bright mahogany undertone. It matches okay in the sense that brown is brown but it’s definitely noticeable with dark brown tack.