If a steady animal commences to dance without any exciting cause, such as the prospect of a hunt, his bitting and girthing up should be carefully examined, as there may be something hurting him, or the saddle may be pinching his back.
As girthing up, when the lady is mounted, will have to be done on the off side, sufficient space for that purpose will have to be left on the girth-straps of that side.
If a saddle-cloth be used, the groom, before girthing up, should bring the front part of the cloth well up into the pommel with his forefinger or thumb, so as to prevent it from becoming pressed down on the withers by the saddle.
Next tie a piece of cord round his girthing place, the two ends on the ridge of his back.
If there is any second person present while the saddle is being arranged, matters may be facilitated if this person will hold the saddle firmly by the off-pommel while the girthing is being done.
A round, plump horse with low withers will need tighter girthing than a better shaped one.
Tight girthing has very much the same effect on the horse as tight lacing has on the rider.
The last thing for you to do before mounting will be to pass your forefinger under the girths at each side of the horse's body, and smooth away any wrinkles that the action of girthing may have caused in his skin.
It is almost unnecessary to say that while tight girthing is for every reason to be avoided, it will not do at all to leave the girths of a lady's saddle too loose.
He was just girthing up old Bosun, and I was wrestling with Sirdar, who didn't want his crupper on.
The Hermit had taken Norah's saddle and placed it on Bobs, girthing it up with the quick movements of a practised hand.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "girthing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
