CLIENT INFO

Saddle 1

Current saddle: Unknown

Style: GP

Width: M

Material: Leather

Length: 16

Panel design: Drop panel – Gussets – Close contact

Flocking: Jacobs wool – White synthetic – Foam

Flocking condition: Bad (hard) – Good – Bridging

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

Girth: Comfort

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: 300kg

Height: 12.2

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:

Latissimus dorsi: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Thoracic trap/spinalis: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes: 

Lumbar: Sensitive – Not sensitive

Rump: Sensitive – Not sensitive 

Thorasic seratis ventralis: Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Pectorals:  Sensitive – Not sensitive
Notes:

Head: Nod – Tilt – None

Shoulder L: 

Shoulder R: 

Barrel:

Hip L: Drops lower very slightly

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 well. Needs full reflock as hasn’t been done for a long time and is pretty hard.

Gullet: 2 finger clearance above DSP

Gullet channel: very old saddle, so whilst the general shape fits, I have made them aware that it is too narrow in rear of channel

Gullet angle to shoulder: bar is a good fit

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

Cantle: Sat well on horse, no tip or sway

Panel: FUll reflock required

Knee roll: Clearance and not restricting scapula

Longitudinal: Balanced along entire panel. 

Lateral: Sits square with no L or R tilt

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:

 This saddle is very old and needs full relock as is now quite hard and lumpy. It has stitching through middle of each panel (not sure why)

This pony carries tiny kids so not really bearing any weight.

There is no atrophy or saddle marks on back.

Front end is a bit short in motion, but this is not due to gullet width or scapula restriction.

Pony has not had physio for some time so made suggestion to have a check over and see ifshoulders could be loosened.