A
girth, sometimes called a
cinch (
Western riding), is a piece of equipment used to keep the
saddle in place on a horse or other animal. It passes under the barrel of the equine, usually attached to the saddle on both sides by two or three leather straps called billets. Girths are used on
Australian and
English saddles, while
western saddles and many
pack saddles have a cinch, which is fastened to the saddle by a single wide leather strap on each side, called a
latigo.