Se distinguen dos tipos de cinchas: \n* cincha forcada se divide por cada uno de sus extremos en dos puntas que, con sus hebillas, está siempre pendiente de los contrafuertes del lado derecho de la silla y viene por el otro lado abrazando la cinchera del caballo a enhebillarse, por las otras dos puntas, en los contrafuertes del lado izquierdo \n* cincha maestra o sobrecincha, es una especie de faja recta e igual del uno al otro cabo que pasa sobre las barras de la silla y viene, abrazando y sujetando la cincha forcada y la cinchera del caballo a enhebillarse por su cabo de arriba en una correa llamada latiguera que tiene cosida en el otro cabo, que es por lo que la maestra da vuelta y se sube y se baja por bajo de la falda de la silla como se quiere.

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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. Although a girth is often enough to keep a well-fitting saddle in place, other pieces of equipment are also used in jumping or speed sports such as polo, eventing, show jumping, and fox hunting; or on rough terrain such as trail riding. These include breastplates, overgirths, cruppers, and, on pack saddles, breeching. Studies have shown that, although girths may restrict the movement of the ribcage in the horse, they have no effect on the horse's ability to take in air.

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