Stonewall offers private saddle fittings and/or pressure mapping for you and your horse

with Mechanical Engineer Jackie Fenaroli .
Horses might signal that they are uncomfortable, but it can be unclear exactly what is causing that problem. Riders may get a gut feeling that something is wrong but be unable to identify or articulate the root cause. At the end of this consultation, you will have peace of mind, know for certain how your saddle(s) fit, and have a game plan to good fit.  

​A saddle fitting includes: 

• Measuring your horse(s) and compare back shapes using the Dennis Lane Card System
• Identifing critical fit features on your horse's back
• Predicting fit issues based on horses with similar backs
• Evaluating the fit of your saddles on your horse
• Recommending saddle pads and shims
• A written report with pictures

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Saddle Fitting

$125.00

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Add pressure mapping to your fitting for real time pressure mapping of your saddle(s) on your horse, so you know what is really going on beneath your saddle. 

• Identify high pressure points
• Visualize what your horse feels as s/he moves under the saddle in real time
• See your center of gravity and equitation when riding
• Identify well or poorly fitting saddles quantitatively
• Compare performance of different saddles

Add Pressure Mapping

$100.00

Pressure from the saddle is visualized in color. The horse's head is at the top of the picture and tail towards the bottom.

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Why do we use the Equine Card System?

     ​Through many years of using the card system to measure horses for custom saddles, Stonewall has amassed a large database of horse backs. Comparing horses with similar backs allows us to predict fit issues. 
     Why is the Equine Card System superior?

• Measurements can be stored.
• Measurements can be compared between horse to horse or even as your horse ages or changed condition.
• The card system isolated and captures the critical fit features including the amount of "rock" or "sway" to the back, which other systems miss. 

Why do we pressure map?

Pressure mapping is the best way to analyze the saddle on a horse in motion. Our digital pressure mapping is done with a BodiTrak mat that lays underneath the saddle pad and communicates wirelessly. The data is transmitted to a computer and/or a mobile device, so a rider can see the mapping while riding in real time. 
Pressure mapping lets us see quantitative data:

• The area of contact and size of the working bar
• The real pressure the horse feels from the saddle
• The maximum pressure the horse feels from the saddle in particular hot spots

Pressure mapping also gives us information about

• The rider's center of gravity and equitation
• The effects of saddle pads
• The relative distribution of the rider's weight along the contact surface 

We can use this information to find the ideal set up of tack and saddle. 

Pressure from a poorly fitting saddle visualized in color. The saddle was too wide for this horse (center), so it pitched down in the front and carried most of the rider's weight on the top edge of the bars.

A horse is measured at the shoulder. This horse had two pressure ulcers on either side from its poorly fitting saddle (left).

Pressure from a well fitting saddle on the same horse (center) visualized in color.

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