Endurance breast girth - advice?

[spotti]

I've noticed that Faith's saddle can slip back sometimes when we're riding. It's not because it's not girthed up tight enough, it seems its more due to the exuberance of Faith's bounding up and down hills! (she really does love that new hacking .
It doesn't move a lot but it's enough to tilt my pelvis a little...I have a dodgy back/pelvis so I'm always very aware of how I'm sat and and how straight we are etc, and this saddle slipping business is putting us out ever so slightly, and if I'm out then it makes Faith go 'out', which in turn makes me worse, and her worse...it's a vicious cycle.

Anywho, I was looking into things that might stop it slipping and I came across this www.horseandharmony.co.uk/libbys-endurance-breast-girth-905-p.asp. I quite like the sound of it, but I have no idea how the sizes work...Faith's only 14.2hh but has a broad chest and although you'd think she'd need a cob size, she has full size other bits and bobs...
There are other breast girths/plates out there (like this one www.hought.com/endbp.html) but some look really thin and like they might dig in (?) or rub etc. I read somewhere that the typical 'breast girth', i.e. one that is like a piece of elastic across the chest, can rub and that horses with broad chests can "step out" of them and get them too low down to be of any help .

I guess what I'm asking is does anyone knows anything about slipping saddles (it's treeless and well padded so fitting shouldn't be an issue) or breast girths/plates, specifically that Libby's one Any help much appreciated .

* just to add that I'm not sure if one of those rubbery pad things (gel pads?) would help as on the flat or up and down gentle slopes the saddle doesn't budge, it's just when Faith really stretches out and bounds up and down the hills!

[fimacg]

Chompy has an elasticated hunting breastplate/martingale for hunting and XC, because his old saddle used to slip back. His is full size but then he is 15.2hh and built with it. I'm pretty sure his is a Kincade one as it was the only elasticated one a reasonable price... the elastic is wide and comfortable and has never rubbed even after a full days hunting or common riding which involves mass galloping over stubble fields.

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Brave has a standard cob sized leather hunting breast plate that I originally bought for Chomps but was too small and when Brave needed a martingale for jumping put that into use.

[brigadier]

Why dont you walk up the hills? bounding up hills does absolutely nothing for their muscles whereas walking up them with the horses head low really makes them use their hind end and you can take the weight off her back by leaning forward. Problem solved and cheaper than buying more tack!

[haffyfan]

The libbys endurance breast girths are very good Im told but I prefer to use a hunting breastplate, I have just unclipped the martingale upper from mine but I should think you can just but the breastpalte minus a running/standing martingale attached?? Mine's just a leather one.

[spotti]

Brig, we do walk up them! Faith just seems to be really enjoying it and puts lots of effort in and really tucks her bum under, hence the saddle moving.

Fi - those ones on Equestrian Clearance are fab, and suprisingly cheap.

I think for now I'll see if we can contain our energy a bit going up and down the hills and see if that helps, but if not then those Kincade breastplates might be worth a look. Thanks guys - helpful as always