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Discussion on Neoprene vs Mohair Cinches
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ajudson1
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 10:21 am:
I have to get a 38" cinch for my one gelding, and it wouldn't hurt to have a 36" for the other one. Hard to find the 38! I did find one Mohair and just saw a Neoprene on sale. $30-$40 difference in price!
Seems people love or hate the neoprene. What I don't get is the neoprene attaches with velcro on a poly web strip. So how can it stretch? It says it gives with the horse.
I am not in a hot/humid climate, so not concerned about the sweating issues so much. But concerned about slippage, durability.
What do you all think? Go with the neoprene or mohair? ( I read the other posts on this hence the either "love or hate" comment)
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freshman
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 10:59 am:
Some horse are allergic to neoprene and will have skin reactions to it, sometimes severe ones. Also, it doesn't breathe like a natural material, so the horse will sweat under it more so than with another material. I never liked neoprene girths, even though my horses weren't allergic to it; it seemed like the excessive sweating and the neoprene itself caused the girth the slip more easily, and I never seemed to be able to get it tight.
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canyon28
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 12:56 pm:
I have used both and prefer the neoprene two to one over the mohair. It is easily cleaned or sprayed with disenfectant if you use the saddle on more than one horse, also it slips less easily, not more easily and I never have to have the girth as tight. Also have never had the cinch make a sore like you can get with a string cinch. Being able to leave the cinch looser is great on cinchy horses. I also use a neoprene saddle pad and love it too, although it does cause their back to sweat more and it may run down their side a little, I have never ever had a neoprene pad gall a horse. The only time I ever had a pad gall a horse was when I used one of those very expensive woven wool ones, I think made by keratex or something similar. It is now in my house and my dog lays on it.I see that valley vet no longer even offers those pads, so their must have been a lot of complaints. The pads with the fake wool hair on them are nice but they get dirty and matted very fast and are a bear to clean and get dry. I will never use anything but the neoprene unless I end up with a horse that is allergic to it.
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dtranch
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 2:14 pm:
Ditto Christine ... nothing but neoprene for me as well.
DT
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ajudson1
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 2:50 pm:
Well, heck, if it's good enough for DT, it's good enough for me!!!
After I posted, I realized I have the Wintec neoprene English girth for my Aussie, and like that. In fact I really like the way that that one gives with the horse. Wish western cinches had some stretch at each end.
I did order something years ago and it looked so cheap that I couldn't imagine it working to keep a saddle on, nor could I see riding through brush with it. These newer models do seem better.
Heck, if I go with this one, I can order 2, one in each size and still be money ahead.
Thanks guys.
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sonoita
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 4:46 pm:
neoprene for me too. Would not go back to others.
Happy Trails
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leilani
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 5:08 pm:
Nothing but 100% mohair for my mares. It breathes and has give. Breast collars too. I purchased from Cowboy Tack, but they went out of business.
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 6:24 pm:
Love neoprene, easy cleaning and I am a BIG guy mounting a TALL horse so need a lot of grip.
DrO
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ajudson1
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 7:43 pm:
Cowboy Tack went out of business? Didn't know that.
DrO, ya mean you don't use a mounting block? tsk, tsk.
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kthorse
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 8:36 pm:
Me personally I like both but my horse hates anything but string or mohair, he will pin his ears at me if its anything but. Talk about fussy. 
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kthorse
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Posted on Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 8:38 pm:
PS the ones my horse likes are about $10.00, maybe I should thank him.
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 - 8:19 am:
Mounting stump, mounting ditch, mounting boulder, mounting trailer runner, mounting tail gait, if it gets me close to the top I will use it but I don't own a mounting block I am afraid.
DrO
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sunny66
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 - 8:53 am:
Mr. sensitivity loves the neoprene with sheepskin cover. Yes, a pain, but he's comfy. String girths pinch and he would tell me in no uncertain terms
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ajudson1
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 - 8:53 am:
DrO,
I never said it had to be a store bought specifically designed for mounting thing. I have a huge tree stump in my arena, use a tool box/step stool in my round pen. In the woods, I'll walk til I find a deep depression, shove unsuspecting horse into it, and plop myself on. My favorite is standing on the back on the flat bed of our old one ton truck. Gone are the days when I could leap frog on from the rear, shimmy on up the horses neck and front leg, or jump right on bareback. Guess the horses were shorter then, huh?
If I do have to mount from the ground, my knees creak so bad it scares the horse, lol!
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