CLIENT INFO

Saddle 1

Brand/model: Amerigo

Style: Close contact

Width: ?N

Material: Synthetic / Leather

Length: 17.5

Panel design: Drop panel – Gussets – Close contact

Flocking: Jacobs wool – White synthetic – Foam

Flocking condition: Bad – Good – Bridging primarily on left side

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

Girth: Anatomical leather

Girthing options: Back 2

Billets: Good – Repair

Saddle flaps: Twin – Mono

Leathers: Good – Worn

Tree check: Pass –  Fail

Visual marks/damage:

Saddle 2

Brand/model: 

Weight: 550kg

Height: 16’3

Heel height FL: 2.2cm    BL: 2.5cm

Heel height FR: 2cm    BR: 2cm

Head: Normal size and balanced

Neck: Typical fine TB. Swan neck towards scapula. Too developed underneath

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

Girthg groove: Average – Forward – Backward

Croup:High – Round – Sloped – Flat – 

Lumbar: Strong – Weak

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

Front legs viewed from front: Ideal – Base narrow – Base wide  – Bow legged – Toes out – Narrow chest toes out – Knock kneed – Pigeon toed

Front legs viewed 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: Wide – Farrier is bringingthe feet in and raising heels over  a few months.

Back feet: Bare foot – Shod
Notes:

Crest: Good muscle tone.

Shoudler: Developed

Croup: Developed, toned and proportionate.

Barrel: No fat.

Topline: Strong top line on back, but will need developing as training changes over time to improve over the scapula to neck adn crest, without adding too much weight/density as this would change balance for horse potentially.   

SCORE: 2

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

Longissimus: Developed – Underdeveloped – Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Latissimus dorsi: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Thoracic trap/spinalis: Sensitive –Not sensitive
Notes: 

Lumbar: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Rump: Sensitive –Not sensitive 
Notes: 

Thorasic seratis ventralis: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Pectorals:  Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Head: Nod – Tilt – None – Held high, but during session carriage dropped.

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:Overtracking – Undertracking –Tracking up

Tail: Left – Right – Helicopter – Even

Saddle 1

Overall view: Saddle is completely wrong.

Length: 17.5 is too long for horse.  I would look for a 16.5 or 17 depending on how the rider feels.

Gullet: 2 finger above dsp , but the numnah has a fluffy front that closed it right down.
Either side of the dsp was only 1 finge gap, so not enough room.

Gullet channel: Width is ok, but would prefer wider throughout.

Gullet angle to shoulder: Gullet width is N we think, which seems to fit the angle, but i think theapex type shape of gullet is too severe and would like to try a few modern saddles to see how they give more space around dsps. 

Shoulder: Room to slide fingers down front of saddle flaps

Cantle:

Panel: The shape of tree meant the panels at the rear 6cm, were not in contact and would compress when rising trot. George had a jelly pad riser to reduce this, but still the saddle was being compress and I would theorise that a lot of pressure  is driving into the mid and front of the panels as the saddle does not fully distribute.

Knee roll: 

Longitudinal: For and aft tipping due to panels.

Lateral:

Cranial nerve: Not enough clearance.

Saddle fit for rider:  George is 5’9. She is solid built, her words , but very experienced.

She is very comfortable in the seat, so we now agree we need to find a new saddle to fit the horse properly as this was a make do saddle, just while she got used to the new horse.

Saddle 1

Lateral balance: Even – L slip – R slip

Longitudinal balance: Even – Front low – Rear low – Rear tip, due to tree shape

Gullet clearance: Low (1 finger)  – Acceptable

Walk:Very happy in walk. Comes onto bridle easily. Bit straight in corners, so we developed that though the session to slow the imbalance in the horse.  Part of my assessment voiced my thgouth that the rushing may be casued by him pushing through from behind, due to discomfort in the saddle, but i think it is more likely that he is only out of racing for 3 months.

Notes: 

I am very keen on this horse as he has a good nature and willingness.

We have agreed that a new saddle is a must, sooner than later, so i now need to investigate what would suit.

I have also told her to not use the 18inch dressage saddle she has.

A 17 or 17.5 with drop panels.  She wants leather. Because he is sharp, I have suggest we need jacobs wool flock to make sure we can adapt the balance.

She doesn’t have a huge budget.