Mohair Cinches For Sale, and What Is Mohair?

Mohair Cinches For Sale On

Below are mohair cinches for Western saddles for sale on eBay. There are also a few related items. Mohair cinches are durable, washable, and naturally antibacterial. Please scroll down for more information on mohair, and how to measure a horse for a new cinch.

Mohair Cinch Savvy: What Is Mohair?

Mohair is a fiber made from the wool of an Angora goat. Mohair is durable, washable, and has moisture wicking properties to carry moisture away from the skin. Mohair fibers can be take a lot of twisting and bending without becoming damaged, and the fibers are also difficult to crush. It is also a strong fiber: It is not only stronger that sheep's wool, it is also stronger than steel of an equal diameter. Another plus to mohair is that it is naturally antibacterial: Since mohair fibers are long and smooth (unlike sheep's wool which is crimped and scaly) they naturally resist bacteria.

Pictured at right: A mohair cinch.

Buying A New Cinch: What Size?

The best way we have found to buy a new cinch in the correct size (length) that we need is to measure an old cinch that fits the horse and saddle well and simply buy a new one the same size. However, that's not always possible. While there are several different ways to measure a horse for a new Western cinch the one we have found to be the most reliable is to measure the horse's heart girth (in inches), divide that measurement by 2, then subtract 3 inches. (If you don't know how to measure your horse's heart girth, please see this page: How to measure your horse's girth.)

For example, let's say you measured your horse's heart girth and it is 77 inches. To calculate cinch size for this horse take the hearth girth, divide that measurement by 2, then subtract 3 inches:

77 inches divided by 2 = 38.5 inches

38.5 inches minus 3 inches = 35.5 inches

In this case the horse would take a 35 or 36 inch cinch.

This Is Just An Estimate...

Calculating your horse's cinch size using the method above is not always accurate. There are enough differences in styles of cinches, saddles, and horse body types to make any method of measuring for a cinch little more than an educated guess. Like we said earlier, measuring an old cinch (if you have one) that fits the horse and saddle well would be a better way of finding out a good size for a new cinch, but that's not always possible. If you have to make an educated guess, however, the method above is a good place to start.