1. Form a wire (fence wire seems to work well) to the horse's withers where the back edge of the gullet should rest being sure that the wire is perpendicular to the ground.
2. Trace the inside of the form of the wire onto a 8 1/2" by 11" sheet of paper.
3. Please mail to the address provided above above or attach it as a standard 8 1/2"X11" with a 4" mark cross the image and send via email to smilingw@juno.com . Kindly include your contact information and any other pertinent information (such as "horse is growing", "swayed back", "straight backed", "built downhill", or "gaited").

• Semi QH-- gullets are normally 6 1/4" to 6 1/2" with these bars having the most "dish" (aka "rocker") of the tree from front to back and the least amount of "flare" under the rider's seat from side to side.
• QH (sometimes called "Three-Quarters" QH or "Regular QH")-- gullets are generally in the range of 6 3/4" with these bars having a bit less "dish" and a little more "flare"
• Full QH-- usually 7" or 7 1/4" gullets with these bars having minimal "dish" and more "flare".
• X-Wide QH (available on some of our custom saddles)-- gullets are 7 3/4" with more "flare".
• Draft-- typically an 8" gullet--very flat--with these bars having almost no "dish" and a whole lot of "flare".
• Arab--  gullets about 6 1/2" (similar to semi QH) but more "flare" and "dish" to suit many Arabs.
• Pony-- gullets about 4 1/2" to 5" with the back portion of the tree designed to fit the typical pony conformation.
• Gaited-- gullets generally from 6 1/2" to 7" and with the bars shorter and designed to fit most gaited horses. Many gaited horses can take other bars providing that the rigging is located back from the 7/8ths position.

Fitting the Seat Size to the Rider:

• With the rider sitting in a western saddle and his/her legs hanging as they would while upon a horse in motion, there should be roughly 2 to 3 fingers' distance between the rider's thigh and the base of the fork (aka swell or pommel). Two fingers' distance provides more security while 3 fingers' distance allows for more "moving room" and often more comfort on long rides.
• The "finger size" should be that of the rider's. 
• One should consider if "growing room" will be needed.
• We advise going with the larger seat size when in doubt or if a half-size would otherwise be in order.

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