b'22. Label the paper and the 3D model with your Fjords nameDepending on what theory of saddle fitting you choose and the date of the tracing. You can always make anotherto follow, you can use this 3D model to find a saddle that cardboard model in the future by saving that paper. It canfits. David Genadek from About The Horse, Inc, follows the also be useful for tracking back and shoulder shape changesJineta style of saddle design and fit. This is a fit that is slightly with body work or conditioning, by comparing this tracing toopen in the front and back, with bar pressure in the middle, a future tracing done in the same manner. A tracing like thiswherethehorseisbeststructuredtobearweight.The can be sent to a saddle maker and they can use it to ensureopen front and back allow space for broad shoulders and that a custom saddle actually fits your horse. thoracic curving of the Fjord in movement, while providing a How to use the 3D model to find a goodcantilevered surface for the cantle and pommel of the saddle saddle fit for your Fjord to support the rider. The gullet of most of his saddles is wider in the back than front, to create a level saddle that doesnt You can take this model to tack stores or tack swaps toslide forward on a downhill-built horse, which is the most see how your Fjords back and rib shape fits into existingcommonconformationofhorses.Thesedesignconcepts saddles. You can check to see if the bar of the saddle willarethoseoftheMongoliansaddle,withacenteredand place pressure behind the T17/T18 vertebrae. You can seebalanced seat, and its derivatives today. As with all theories, ifthereisbridgingthroughthecenterofthesaddlebar,youmayhaveadifferenttheory,andthis3Dmodelcan as visible by gaps between the topline of your Fjords ribhelp you evaluate whether the theory you follow identifies a shape and the saddle bar. You can see if the angles of theparticular saddle as a good fit for your Fjord.bar match the angles of your horse from front all the way toThis Crates saddle in the pictures below is probably the the back of the model. You can see if there will be sufficientclosest for a good fit, of the saddles Ive tried for Rurik. It spine clearance with the gullet of that saddle. You can see ifdoesnt fit because the bars are not flared or a flat enough the saddle will be pitched forward, level or pitched backwardangle in the front, and there is bridging in the middle, which on your horse, based on the seat angle and how far fromcan be seen in the following photos. It isnt too long for his parallel it is with the base of your Fjords back model. back, and the bar angels in the back are a decent match.Thiscavalrysaddlehasabarlengththatisnttoolong for Rurik, but the bar angle at the front is too steep for his shoulders, which causes bridging in the middle of the saddle, where it should be in contact with his back. The angle of the back of the bars is a good match for his back. This saddle would not fit Rurik.22 Fjord Herald Issue #149Winter 2023'