CLIENT INFO

Saddle 1

Current saddle: Silhouette

Style: Working hunter

Width: MW

Material: Leather

Length: 16.5

Panel design: Drop panel – Gussets – Close contact

Flocking: Jacobs wool – White synthetic – Foam

Flocking condition: Bad (hard flock) – Good – Bridging

Flocking job: None – Top up – Total reflock – Balancing fill

Girth: Leather

Girthing options: 2 and 3 used.   

Billets: 3

Saddle flaps: Twin – Mono

Leathers: 

Tree check: Pass –  Fail

Visual marks/damage: None

Saddle 2

Current saddle: xxxxxxx

Weight: 500kg

Height: 15.1

Heel height L: 

Heel height R: 

Head: Normal size and balanced

Neck: Well set on body and in proportion

Wither height: Low – Medium – High

Shoulder muscle: Underdeveloped – Developed – Loaded – L greater – R greater – Balanced

Thoracic trapezius/spinalis region: L atrophy – R atrophy – Developed – Underdeveloped – Even

Scapula angle: Upright(>50°) – Normal (45°) – Sloped (<45°)

Scapula placement: L forward – R forward – L back – R back – Even

Notes:

Back : Normal – Flat – Curved – Broad – Narrow – Roach (kyphosis) – Sway (lordosis)

Back level: Downhill – Uphill – Normal
Notes:

Barrel: Slab sided – Well sprung – Wide to narrow shoulder – Narrow to wide shoulder – Average – Rotated L – Rotated R

Girth: Average – Forward – Backward

Croup: High – Round – Sloped

Lumbar:

Rump/hip: L high – R high – Developed – Underdeveloped – Even

Front legs from ahead: Ideal – Base narrow – Base wide  – Bow legged – Toes out – Narrow chest toes out – Knock kneed – Pigeon toed
Front legs from side: Ideal – Over at knee – Behind the knee – Reverse knee – Forward knee

Back legs from behind: Ideal – Base narrow – Base wide – Cow hocked – Bow legged
Back legs from side: Ideal – Stands under – Stands in front – Too straight

Front feet: Bare foot – Shod
Notes: Small mid toe split L & R, being managed. Strong horn all round.

Back feet: Bare foot – Shod
Notes:

Crest: Good muscle tone.

Shoudler: Well developed

Croup: Well developed, rounded and toned.

Barrel: Light coverage of fat.

Topline: Well developed back muscles along the longissimus and into the thorasic trap area, blending into the neck.

SCORE: 4

DSPs: Dip away (T*) – No dip – Sensitive (T*) – Not sensitive

Notes:

Longissimus: Developed – Underdeveloped – Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:Just behind T18 in the lumbar reason is a tense area of muscle. Even a light touch had the pony moving away from touch.

Latissimus dorsi: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Thoracic trap/spinalis: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes: 

Lumbar: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes: As above, left side was more tense than right

Rump: Sensitive – Not sensitive 
Notes: Good muscle coverage.

Thorasic seratis ventralis: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Pectorals:  Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Head: Nod – Tilt – None

Shoulder L: 

Shoulder R: 

Barrel:

Hip L:

Hip R: 

Leg FL: 

Leg BL:  

Leg FR: 

Leg BR:

Foot FL: 

Foot BL: 

Foot FR: 

Foot BR:

Tracking up: Overtracking – Undertracking – Tracking up

Tail: Left – Right – Helicopter – Even

Saddle 1

Overall view: Saddle fits ok, but needs full reflock to bring it up onto the panels as were hard throughout

Gullet: 2 finger clearance above DSP

Gullet channel: nice width throughout, although narrows to back

Gullet angle to shoulder: bar is a good fit. 

Shoulder:Room to fit fingers between flaps and horse once girthed.

Cantle: 

Panel: Both panels have been heavily compressed 

Knee roll: Clearance and not restricting scapula

Longitudinal: Balanced

Lateral: Right leaning

Cranial nerve: Good clearance around cranial nerve 11.

Saddle 1

Lateral balance: Even – L slip – R slip

Longitudinal balance: Even – Front low – Rear low

Gullet clearance: Maintained – Dropped

Notes:

There is a lot going on here.

The pony has been on box rest for 2 months after slipping in the field.

He is known to be grouchy, but the head girltold me this has been more since box rest.

He has been back in light walking for a week.

He is very tender just beyond T18 and shied away with a verylight touch.

I have suggested that it is imperative that he gets physio on this and the saddle is reflocked asap, not just use a half pad as it’s just too hard.

The video shows unwillingness to go forward, then hind end hops which could be discomfort from saddle and pressure points, but i have to take their word on it that hehas done this for a long time, so i hope they take note of the sore points and saddle issues.