The English NEVER-TIGHT™ GIRTH is shaped like a horse but for the flat of the ribs where it has a more rounded in shape. The core is a 1/10th inch thick polymer MOLDED to the shape of a horse's barrel & even incorporates the FLARE of the Barrel. Len worked on the mold's shape for 18 months before it was PERFECTED. Lengths 32" & Greater allow FREE EXPANSION of the RIB CAGE and stops typical pinching from the front edge. It is BLACK BRIDLE leather lined with "silky smooth" shoe insole CREPE against the horse. No sweat absorbed, wipe off to clean. The Billets slip into a 2" Elastic tab just below the Stainless ROLLER BUCKLES. This girth will last for decades. It holds a saddle from ROLLING better than any other Girth WHETHER TIGHT OR NOT! The Girth is not tight at the flat of the ribs behind the elbow where others bite in to muscle, nerves, & arteries. Sternum has 6 inches of real support at the center. The 3-point hitch effect holds better than a flat girth ever can.