Elastic

[Frodo]

21 hours ago, TomE said:

The buckles of an English girth attach to the leather girth with a short piece of heavy elastic.

This is interesting to me

i have made a frodotype shoulder holster using 2” elastic as the strap around the chest,  very comfy and holds the gun high and tight

but, ….  The elastic I have used is not a good quality so I abandoned the effort. I am thinking this girth strap is what I have been looking for

[TomE]

11 hours ago, Frodo said:

This is interesting to me

i have made a frodotype shoulder holster using 2” elastic as the strap around the chest,  very comfy and holds the gun high and tight

but, ….  The elastic I have used is not a good quality so I abandoned the effort. I am thinking this girth strap is what I have been looking for

Here I doubled up on 1" heavy elastic for these side reins.  Abbey England sells this in a variety of widths including 2".  For equine tack, the ends of the elastic are typically sandwiched between leather or nylon webbing chapes.    These side reins attach to the bit and to the saddle and are used to maintain head position (with some give from the elastic) while working the horse from the ground.