# Girth Strap

**Description:** A Girth Strap is an item that can be placed on tamed [SWEM Horses](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/swem-horse "SWEM Horse") to keep the [Saddle](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/saddle "Saddle") from falling off. It comes in English, Western, and Adventure variants.

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**Details:**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-renewable%3A-%C2%A0-stackab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 40.4938%; height: 87px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 20.2469%; height: 29px;">**Rarity color:**</td><td style="width: 20.2469%; height: 29px;">Common</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 20.2469%; height: 29px;">**Renewable:**</td><td style="width: 20.2469%; height: 29px;">Yes</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 20.2469%; height: 29px;">**Stackable:**</td><td style="width: 20.2469%; height: 29px;">Yes (16)</td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 20.2469%;">**Durability:**</td><td style="width: 20.2469%;">None</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Obtaining**

**Crafting**

<details id="bkmrk-english-girth-strap"><summary>English Girth Strap</summary>

English Girth Straps come in 2 colors - black and brown.  
An English Girth Strap is crafted with 2 Iron Nuggets, 2 [Refined Leather](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/refined-leather "Refined Leather"), and either 1 Black or 1 Brown Carpet.  
  
![English-Girth_Strap.gif](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/english-girth-strap.gif)

</details><details id="bkmrk-western-girth-strap"><summary>Western Girth Strap</summary>

Western Girth Straps come in 16 Minecraft colors.  
A Western Girth Strap is crafted with 2 Iron Nuggets, 1 [Refined Leather](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/refined-leather "Refined Leather"), and 2 Carpets of the corresponding color.  
  
![Western-Girth-Strap.gif](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/western-girth-strap.gif)

A Western Girth Strap can be redyed with 1 Dye of the chosen color.

![image.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/gemimage.png)

</details><details id="bkmrk-adventure-girth-stra"><summary>Adventure Girth Strap</summary>

Adventure Girth Straps come in 1 (brown &amp; gray) color.  
An Adventure Girth Strap is crafted with 2 Iron Ingots and 3 [Refined Leather](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/refined-leather "Refined Leather").  
  
![Adventure-Girth.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/adventure-girth.png)

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#### **Usage**

Girth straps are part of a tack set required to ride tamed [SWEM Horses](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/swem-horse "SWEM Horse"). A girth strap is the forth tack item that can be used following a bridle; by default you cannot place a girth on unless the horse has a saddle on. A girth strap is a requirement prevent a saddle from falling off.  
  
Right click a tamed [SWEM Horse](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/swem-horse "SWEM Horse") with a girth strap in hand to equip it - or open the horse's GUI menu (shift + right click with an empty hand) to place the item in the designated tack spot. If a horse already has a girth strap on, you can easily 'hotswap' it for another by shift + right-clicking with the new girth strap in hand.

<p class="callout info">Tack-equip order: [Bridle](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/bridle "Bridle") &gt; [Blanket](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/blanket "Blanket") &gt; [Saddle](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/saddle "Saddle") &gt; [Girth Strap](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/girth-strap "Girth Strap"). Optional: [Breast collar](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/breast-collar), [Leg Wraps](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/leg-wraps), [Horse Armor](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/horse-armor), [Saddle Bag](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/saddle-bag)</p>

<div class="pointer-container" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="pointer anim is-page-editable"><svg class="svg-icon" data-icon="link" role="presentation" viewbox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg><div class="input-group inline block"> <button class="button outline icon" data-clipboard-target="#pointer-url" title="Copy Link" type="button"><svg class="svg-icon" data-icon="copy" role="presentation" viewbox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg></button></div><svg class="svg-icon" data-icon="edit" role="presentation" viewbox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg></div></div>Girth straps do not offer any perks or buffs, and you can use any girth strap with any other riding tack pieces to mix English, Western &amp; Adventure. The only exception is Adventure Girth require a full matching set to use [Horse Armor](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/horse-armor), but once the armor is put on the girth strap can be 'hotswapped' out for different versions.

<p class="callout warning">Without a Girth, the [Saddle](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/saddle "Saddle") has a 20% chance of falling off every second. **When it does, the player will be dismounted.**</p>

  
[![Girth-Slot-Horse.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/girth-slot-horse.png)](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/girth-slot-horse.png)

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#### **Gallery**

**![Girth.gif](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/girth.gif)**

Shown: Adventure (1) &gt; English (2) &gt; Western (16) variant girth straps.

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#### **Known Issues**

If you find an issue, please report it to our bugs channel on **[Discord](https://discord.com/channels/715626418893095012/898242623716855868)**. We ask that you look to see if your issue was reported first!

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#### **Changelog**

<details id="bkmrk-this-is-not-a-comple"><summary>View Changes</summary>

<p class="callout info">This is not a complete list of version changes / fixes. It is a changelog of relevant wiki-related version information.</p>

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#### **Data values**

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swem:english\_girth\_strap\_black  
swem:english\_girth\_strap\_brown  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_white  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_light\_gray  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_gray  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_black  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_blue  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_cyan  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_light\_blue  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_purple  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_magenta  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_pink  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_red  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_orange  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_yellow  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_brown  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_green  
swem:western\_girth\_strap\_lime  
swem:adventure\_saddle  
swem:adventure\_saddle\_glow  
swem:adventure\_saddle\_usa  
swem:adventure\_saddle\_copper  
swem:adventure\_saddle\_emerald  
swem:adventure\_saddle\_netherite

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