Tapestry Comfort Cinch
If you're skeptical of cinches that promise a lot and deliver little, fair enough. This one lets the results do the talking.
The Tapestry Comfort Cinch was built around a simple idea: a horse that's comfortable in his cinch moves better, works willingly, and gives you more. If your horse is cinchy, tight through the back, or just never quite as forward as you'd like, the cinch is often the last place riders look — and the first place worth changing.
The 6" leather sternum pad cushions the pectorals and keeps the cinch and saddle sitting where they should. The elastic is positioned to move with your horse's ribcage, taking pressure off behind the elbows — the spot that causes more resistance and short-striding than most riders realize. The rest is built the way you'd expect: quality stitching, stainless steel buckles with leather backing, two D-rings, a roller buckle on one end, and a keeper on the other.
No gimmicks. Just a better-fitting cinch for a horse that deserves to be comfortable — whether you're in the arena or a long way from the trailer.
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"Roxy is a 14-year-old Arabian mare with plenty of opinions — and girthing is not her favourite. Even after a proper saddle fit, regular bodywork, and trying every anatomical and extra-fuzzy option out there, she still gave us the angry mare eyeball every time.
We put the Tapestry girth on and she stopped mid-glare. Head went down. She started her ride immediately relaxed — tail swinging, blowing big breaths, stretching down."
— Jeanne B., Sunrise Arts Saddlery
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"I bought a western cinch from you at Equine Affaire — it really made a difference. Life is better!"
— Coach, Purdue Western Dressage Equestrian Team, Indiana