What’s Hot
Triabits have continued to sell extremely well post Christmas. We are fielding enquiries throughout Australia and internationally for this product.
Metronomes also continue to move well, with track work riders across the country discovering their timing benefits.
What’s Not
The traditional webbing girths & surcingles have slowed in demand in recent years. There has been a continual trend by Australian jockeys to use all elastic girths & surcingles.
Jockeys should be reminded that when using, in particular, lightweight all elastic girths, to use a girth channel to avoid the possibility of pinching. The girth lays in the concave portion of the channel, so no part of the girth can irritate or pinch the horse.
The most popular purchases by jockeys and trainers alike for a girth channel, are the Cashel (ideal for medium to heavyweight girths) and the DJM (ideal for light to medium weight girths).
The great news is that both these product lines have come down in price despite their high demand.
Some jockeys will combine the “old” and the “new”, by using an all elastic girth, but with a webbing surcingle for extra security. We still strongly recommend any new apprentice to carry a webbing style girth in their race bag, as not all trainers are comfortable using all elastic girths.
