USE THIS FOR CREST RIDGE SADDLE MEASUREMENTS. We can only do a good fitting if you supply
us with accurate information and good quality photos! It is
important that you follow all instructions carefully and that you
have an area that is flat and well lighted to take photos of your horse
to send us. 2 measurements
and photos with the horse's head in an upright position while he is standing
SQUARE!
The horse MUST be standing square at all times during the measurement,
photo taking process.
The wire MUST be against the skin of the horse, pressing down through the
coat depth.
The wire MUST be located behind the scapula and be making contact through
out the 16" length.
THEN follow these procedures:
Get a coat hanger, fencing wire or the coated copper wire from a hardware
store and cut it to EXACTLY 16"
Mark the center of the wire at the 8" mark with a magic marker or a drop
of fingernail polish.
The tree should sit immediately behind the horse's scapula, not over it.
(Although it is fine if the leather part of the saddle extends over it.)
So we must have the measurement of the withers IN
BACK OF THE SCAPULA. To find the scapula, walk beside your horse
with your hand on the shoulder as someone leads him. As the horse moves,
the scapula rotates about its axis, and you should be able to feel and
see it. Find the "Back edge" to align the wire on the withers to make your
measurement.
Place the wire with the center mark on top of the horse's withers, where
the wire would be BEHIND the scapula.
Form the wire to the horses shape and gently lift it from the horse when
you are sure it is correct.
Measure the distance from tip to tip.
Take the wire and place it on a piece of graphing paper.
Trace the wire contours onto the graphing paper.
At the point where the wire breached the top of the wither measure straight
down 3 inches and then measure straight across between the 2 points and
this will give you the actual gullet measurement that you will need for
your saddle.
USE THIS FOR ALLEGANY MOUNTAIN TRAIL SADDLES.
Saddle selection and fitting can be a frustrating and confusing process.
AMTS has tried to simplify the process, so you can begin to enjoy your
horse with his new saddle as soon a possible.
First we would like to see photos of your horse to start, this helps us
in aiding you with choosing the proper bar for your horse.
Click to see larger image then hit back to return to this page.
We send out a set of "fit to be seen forms" by "Steele".
After you have received your forms place them on your horse just as if
you were placing a saddle.
You take photos from the side and front of your horse with the form in
place - send them to us by email or postal mail.
We exclusively use "Steele" trees in all of our saddles "Steele"
has been building trees for over 150 yrs. We feel they are the leaders
in the industry. Once we have determined which form properly fits your
horse. We can then begin processing your order.
You Select the model saddle.
You select the leather color(s).
You select your tooling pattern.
Once we receive your down payment your order will be placed with “Little”
Eli. All of our saddles are made to order with dealers sometimes keeping
most popular models of straight run saddles or basic saddles in stock.
