Measuring Your Horse

At Tucker Trail Saddles we understand that finding the perfect saddle fit for your horse can be difficult and daunting, so we developed these simple instructions to send your horse's back tracings to us! Once we receive your horse's tracings they'll be added to a queue in the order they arrive and evaluated by Tucker's tree experts. They'll review your horse's back and make recommendations from Tucker Trail Saddles, Circle Y Saddles, High Horse Saddles, and Reinsman, based on your horse and riding preferences.
Here are the steps from the video:
Step 1 - Gather your tools. You'll need a flexible curve, commonly found at office supply stores, or other similar devices, flexible enough to shape to the horse's back but able to hold that shape while traced, and 4 large pieces of paper, the tracings cannot overlap (they may need to be cut out for further evaluation).
Step 2 - Prepare your horse. It may be a good idea to get a helper for this part, saddle fit is only able to be accurate if your horse is standing square, with his head level, feet together, for all tracings. Other positions can change the shape of the back or create asymmetry. Take photos of your horse from both sides (front and back optional).
Step 3 - Tracing A. Start with the flexible curve behind the shoulder blade, the middle of the flexible curve should be at the withers so the tracings are even on both sides. It may help to mark this spot with horse-safe chalk or paint. Flatten the flexible curve against your horse's back to get the exact shape, and then trace on one of your sheets of paper.
Step 4 - Tracing B. Move the flexible curve 7 inches back from Tracing A, and repeat the previous steps, making sure to flatten the flexible curve to your horse and trace onto new paper. Again, it may be helpful to mark this line with horse-safe chalk or paint.
Step 5 - Tracing C. Move the flexible curve 8 inches back from Tracing B (15 inches back from Tracing A) and repeat the process from Step 4.
Step 6 - Tracing D. Straighten the flexible curve and lay it against your horse's back, starting at Tracing A and going along the spine. Press the flexible curve down to match the exact curve of your horse's spine and trace onto new paper.
Step 7 - Fill out the Tucker Trail Saddles Fitting form from our website, and pack the form, tracings, photos of your horse, and any additional material you would like us to have (such as photos with the saddle on).
Step 8 - Mail to Tucker Trail Saddles, PO Box 271, Yoakum, TX 77995.

[@jgonz3542]

I think it would be helpful if you showed the final product that would be mailed to you.

[@robadkins2304]

I think it would be helpful if you showed putting the curve on your horse as I’m still not clear on the technique.