This process is used by several companies. As long as the information you give us is correct, it works really well.

NEW INFORMATION: 1. I need to actually see a picture of your horse with the wire in place. 2. I need to actually see the wire tracing on paper. (You can just take a picture of it and email it to me.) 3. Every non-Paso Fino owner needs to do the hand exercise explained on "DOES MY HORSE NEED A GAITED SADDLE?" page. Click here to go to that page.

Basically, what we're trying to do here is get the correct angle of the fork of the tree. It's not rocket science.
First, get a wire 16 inches long. Make sure it's a heavy ROMEX wire...the kind they use for electrical work. Fold that wire in half, 8 inches on each side of the bend. Make an upside down "V". Place it over your horse's withers, where the front of the saddle would sit, pointing straight down. Follow an imaginary line down to make sure it's behind the horse's shoulder by about 2 inches. FIND THE SHOULDER BLADE! (You can do this by having a friend lead your horse while you feel for the shoulder movement. Have a piece of masking tape ready to "mark" where you feel the shoulder blade move. I have a picture below that shows how HIGH the shoulder blade sits.)

Carefully, remove the wire and lay it down on a piece of paper. Trace the INSIDE of the wire curve. Measure the length across the bottom of the wire. That's one of the measurement we need. Next, you measure 3 inches straight down from the point of the triangle and measure across right there. This will give us the gullet width. Do not measure 3 inches down the side of the wire. This is wrong. Refer to the picture below.

Next, we're gonna need a couple of pictures of your horse. One from the side, one from the front shoulder. This will help us get the curve of the tree to follow your horse's back. Refer to the pictures below to see the way the pictures should be taken. Don't just take a picture of the wither.

Well, that's just about does it.
Call me if you need help. My number is 615-847-3724.
Tony