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An Academic Study on Dennis Lane’s Equine Back Profiling System

We have talked about the Dennis Lane system for years. Here's proof that it is accurate enough even for researchers to use.
Dennis came up with the shapes from the hundreds of back drawings he had been sent over the many years he had been a tree and saddle maker. Eventually, as he says, “I… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/academic-study-dennis-lanes-equine-back-profiling-system/

Wither conformation - variations on "normal"

Horses come on all sizes and shapes. Here's the range we have seen so far in the wither pocket area, plus what we think about when fitting them.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We’ve talked before about the bell curve and how we see it applying to equine conformation related to saddle fit. The idea of the bell curve also… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/wither-conformation-variations-normal/

He's gotta lotta rock...

Looking at some of the reasons some horses have more rock in their back than others.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/he-s-gotta-lotta-rock/

The top line doesn't match the rock line

Looking at the top line of a horse doesn't tell you how much curve he has in his back under the bars of the saddle. You have to look at where the bars go. Here's a great example of the mismatch between top line and rock line.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/the-top-line-doesn-t-match-the-rock-line/

Let's do the twist!

Twist is another of the factors that affect how the tree fits the horse. Here's more of what it is, how it changes between horses and how the definition changes between western and English saddles.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/let-s-do-the-twist/

The value of an objective standard

We decided to compare our two horses with the Dennis Lane Equine Back Profiling cards, and discovered again how valuable having an objective standard is when comparing between horses.
Subscribe to RSS Feed We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/the-value-of-an-objective-standard/

How we use the Dennis Lane Equine Back Profiling System numbers

How do we decide what tree specs will fit the horse when we get sent numbers off the Dennis Lane cards that have been tried on the horse? We did our homework and know what body type the numbers represent, and what specs of ours will fit that body type.
We are no longer building saddle trees, but we have two videos about how Western saddles fit horses available on our westernsaddlefit.com website. DL cards are just… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/how-we-use-the-dennis-lane-equine-back-profiling-system-numbers/