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Robert Ferrand
Inventor / CEO
2995 Woodside Rd. Suite 400, Woodside, CA 94062 Phone 650 - 631- 8400 631E-mail inventor@saddletech.com WWW.SADDLETECH.COM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ? .......................................... 2. WHAT IS SADDLETECH SYSTEM?.............................. 3 3
3. WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED SADDLE FIT? ................... 3 4. WHAT IS A SADDLE FIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.................................. 3 5. EVIDENCED BASED SADDLE FITTING FLOWCHART ............... 4 6. HOW CAN AN EQUESTRIAN DETERMINE THAT THE SADDLE FITS? ....... 7. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE? .............. 8. A CALIBRATED FEEDBACK LOOP IS THE SOLUTION ... 9. MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS ... 10. SAMPLE HORSE MEASUREMENTS .. 5 6 8 9 11
11. SAMPLE SADDLE MEASUREMENTS ................ 12 12. SAMPLE SADDLE SORTED BY SIZE ....................,,,. 13 13. SAMPLE HORSE & SADDLE MEASUREMENTS SORTED BY ANGLE . 14 14. SAMPLE HORSE & SADDLE MEASUREMENTS SORTED BY ARC.. 15 15. SAMPLE SCANS & MEASUREMENTS OF A GOOD FIT .................... 17. SAMPLE SCANS & MEASUREMENTS OF NARROW SADDLE ........ 18. THE ORTHOTIC SOLUTION FITTING A CHANGING BACK ............... 19. SADDLETECH LICENSING PROGRAMS ....................... 20. SADDLETECH LICENSING OPTIONS ................. 21. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES................. 22. SADDLETECH LICENSING PLANS ................. 23. FOOTNOTES (PEER REVIEW CLINICAL RESEARCH) ........... 24. U.S. PATENT # 5,375,397........................ 25. U.S. PATENT # 6,334,262 ........................ 26. SAMPLE SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION ... 27. SAMPLE LICENSING AGREEMENT 28. EQUUS MAGAZINE - APRIL 2003 SADDLE FITTING ART & SCIENCE 29. TRAIL BLAZER MAGAZINE SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF SADDLE FIT 30. PRACTICAL USE OF A COMPUTER SADDLE PRESSURE MEASURE DEVICE 31. FERRANDS SADDLE, BED MAY BUILD NEW LUNGS. 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 I II III IV V VI VII VIII 16. SAMPLE SCANS & MEASUREMENTS OF BRIDGING SADDLE ....... 17
A SADDLE FITTING METHOD THAT CAN APPLY THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD 1. Observe some aspect of the universe. SADDLETECH GAUGE MEASUREMENTS 2. Invent a description, called a hypothesis. or a mathematical relation FERRANDS FORMULA 3. Use the hypothesis or formula to make predictions. WEIGHT COMPENSATION FACTOR 4. Test those predictions by experiments SADDLETECH PRESSURE MAPPING. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until there are no discrepancies FERRANDS FORMULA CALIBRATION
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For centuries, people have ridden horses with a multitude of different saddles, but with very little scientific understanding of the effect of the saddle on the horse. The issue of saddle fit is not only important in the context of the humane treatment of the horse, but has even greater importance to equestrians who participate in sports that demand greater athletic performance from the horse, riders who spend many hours on the trail, ranches that depend on their horses to move livestock and government agencies that employ horses under saddle. Signs of saddle related trauma include behavior problems, tenderness, loss of hair, white hairs, open sores, and certain forms of lameness. The problem is that equestrians cannot determine this damage until it is too late to return the saddle, because the saddle will show signs of wear before the horse will show signs of trauma,
HOW CAN EQUESTRIANS DETERMINE WHICH SADDLE FITS BEFORE THE DAMAGE OCCURS? FIRST, WHAT IS GOOD SADDLE FIT? A SADDLE THAT FITS MEANS THE SHAPE OF THE SADDLE THAT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE HORSES BACK IS IN THE SAME SHAPE AS THE MOUNTED HORSES BACK. QUITE SIMPLY, THE GOAL OF GOOD SADDLE FITTING IS TO ADJUST THE SHAPE OF THE SADDLE PANEL IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE SADDLE CREATES AN EVEN PRESSURE THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH
OF THE CONTACT AREA WHEN THE RIDER IS MOUNTED.
If the shape of the panel is FLATTER than the shape of the horse's back, the saddle will "BRIDGE", touching only in the front and the back on both sides of the spine. If the shape of the panel is MORE CURVED than the shape of the horse's back, the saddle will "ROCK", touching only in the middle, on either side of the spine. If the saddle only touches front and back on either side of the horse it is "TWISTED." Current methods of saddle fitting include using baling wire, flexible curves, cardboard templates, plaster casts, thermoforms, and pegboards. The disadvantage to these devices and methods is that they claim to be able to determine the mirror image of the horses back. These methods, even if they were actually able to determine the three-dimensional shape, would cause a significant error, because of the effect of gravity, due to the effect of the weight of the rider on the shape of the horses back is not considered.
WHILE THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL UNDERSTANDING OF SADDLE FIT ASSUMES THAT THE SHAPE OF THE MIRROR-IMAGE OF THE UNMOUNTED HORSES BACK IS THE PREFERRED SADDLE FIT, COMMON SENSE AND COMPUTER INTERFACE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT HAVE PROVEN THIS IS NOT TRUE.
To make matters even more difficult, even if the equestrians were able to determine the three-dimensional shape of the horses back with one of these devices, the saddle industry only labels saddles with relative terms like, narrow, regular or wide or Quarter horse fit or Arab fit. The problem is these TERMS are totally meaningless, because there are no numerical values, measurement standards, or quality control supporting these terms. In this environment, saddle manufacturers label saddles with any TERM they want, so no one can really determine the size. To simply illustrate why it is mathematically impossible for two or even three sizes of saddles to fit the multitude of different horse back shapes: if one takes cross sections of the horses back in only three places 1, 2, & 3 and then only considers two different sizes at each cross section and then only considers two angles A & B between each cross section the permutation would be 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 = 32 different combinations. With over 80 breeds of horses and as many crossbreeds there is no way that one, two or even three sizes could fit the majority of horses backs.
THE TRUTH IS WITHOUT CALIBRATED MEASUREMENT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE FIT !
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There is no way to eliminate the pressure under the saddle; however, there is a need to understand what the horse's tissues need to remain healthy. With that knowledge we can learn how to INTELLIGENTLY APPLY PRESSURE to the horse's back. As a practical matter, if we do not see any damage to the horses skin we assume that the saddle fits, but is that an accurate assumption? Skin and muscle tissue require a constant intermittent flow of blood to remain healthy.i In strenuous exercise the muscles require significantly more blood flow to maintain a healthy metabolism. This exchange of oxygen and waste products occurs in the capillary bed. The saddle fitting problems occur when the saddle causes continuous excessive pressure on the capillaries that exceeds the blood 0.5 PSI pressure and structural strength of those vessels and the capillary vessels collapse. This collapse leads to the deprivation of oxygen and nutrients brought by fresh blood and the removal of waste products.ii CAPILLARY CLOSING PRESSURE IS THE CRITICAL ISSUE IN PREVENTING SADDLE-RELATED TRAUMA Physiologically the mean arterial pressure in the horse is 0.25 PSI between 0.5 - 0.75 PSI and venous return pressure is between 0.25 - 0.33 PSI. The venous capillaries are several times as permeable as the arterial capillaries. For determining fluid movement through the capillary membrane the lower venous capillary pressures of 0.25 PSI are much more important than the higher arterial capillary pressures. SO HOW MUCH EXTERNAL PRESSURE DOES IT TAKE TO STOP THE FLOW OF BLOOD? This can be determined by measuring the amount of a radioactive isotope 133 Xe. that is present in the capillary as external pressure is applied. One can observe that as external pressure .25 PSI increases, the blood flow reduces. What is most notable is that pressures as low as 0.25 P.S.I. can reduce the flow 1 PSI by as much as 60%.iii AT 1 PSI THE BLOOD FLOW IS VIRTUALLY STOPPED. NUMEROUS CLINICAL STUDIES CONFIRM THAT AS LITTLE AS 1 PSI FOR 1 HOUR CAN CAUSE NOTICABLE PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN MAMMALIAN TISSUE. Serious saddle fitting problems develop particularly on "bridging" saddles in a few hours, because pressures can easily reach 4 PSI. This excessive pressure not only cuts off the blood supply, but can additionally traumatize the muscle tissue itself. Muscle is far more susceptible to trauma than skin. In all cases pressure release is followed by reactive hyperemia and the parts originally starved of arterial blood are instantly flooded with oxygen. The extent and duration of the blood in flow is proportional to the needs of the tissues.iv In another study performed at University of Georgia on a horse using an ultrasonic pressure sensor and a compression bandage, one can observe that the blood flow decreases significantly with the application of pressure, however, when released the blood flow increases beyond the original base flow.v This is a clinical verification of reactive hyperemia and reveals what happens to the tissue when the saddle is removed i.e. heat bump.
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For a given pressure applied to the surface of the skin (interface pressure) capillary closure pressure will vary from horse to horse, as well as location to location on the horse, depending on the amount of fat, location of adjacent bone, status of the vascular system, systemic blood pressure and general health and age of the animal.vi A critical discovery in tissue research was that in a given location, pressure is not even throughout the tissue. Clinical studies have established that the internal pressure close to bones is three to five times higher than on the surface.vii Since the back muscles of the horse lie adjacent to the spine, internal pressure can traumatize the muscle tissue and not be seen. This principle is easily demonstrated with a simple sponge as illustrated in this example. One can observe that when two different size areas are pressed towards each other, the smaller area will create higher pressures. Weight divided by surface area equals interface pressure. This is shown by the lines moving closer together nearest the smaller surface. This explains why bridging saddles cause such high pressures. By significantly reducing the contact area between the saddle and the horse, the weight is transferred onto a very small area on the wither and the loin of the horse significantly increasing pressure. The most important issue to remember with tissue trauma is that higher pressures do damage in shorter periods of time, however, even low pressure for long periods of time can do damage.viii This graph illustrates the pointix This is significant to saddle fit because the fit of the saddle relates to how much time one can ride before causing trauma to the horse. Obviously, if the saddle fits, one can ride the horse longer without sustaining damage than a saddle that bridges and causes high pressures. However, even a saddle that fits well can do damage if the pressure is not relieved every few hours. SO WHAT DO WE "REALLY" KNOW ABOUT THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SADDLE FIT? The clinical research on a variety of mammals has established the following factors to give us a better understanding of the issues relating to saddle fit.
Tissue damage is a function of pressure over time.x Pressure is not distributed evenly throughout tissue.xi Pressure on the surface of the skin increases 3 - 5 X close to bones.xii Muscle is more susceptible to pressure damage than skin.xiii Low pressure for long periods of time is more damaging than high pressure for short periods of time.xiv v Microscopic pathological changes have been noted in mammalian tissues subjected to as little as 1 PSI (Pounds Per Square Inch) for one hour. xv v v v v v
SO HOW FAR CAN I PUSH MY LUCK? THE GOAL OF GOOD SADDLE FIT IS TO ACHIEVE UNIFORM SADDLE PANEL PRESSURES NEAR 1 PSI. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT MOST SADDLES BRIDGE CAUSE PRESSURE OF 3 - 4 PSI. BRIDGING IS DIGITAL - MEANING THAT MORE BRIDGE DOES NOT CAUSE MORE PRESSURE, ONCE THE SADDLE BRIDGES, IT WILL CAUSE HIGH PRESSURE, IF UNRELIEVED FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS SOME DAMAGE WILL PROBABLY OCCUR THE ISSUE IS PRESSURE OVER TIME. THERE IS NO SORT OF FIT. EITHER IT FITS OR IT DOES NOT FIT. FIT CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED BY CALIBRATED MEASUREMENT !
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8. A CALIBRATED FEEDBACK
While the current commercial understanding of saddle fit assumes that the shape of the mirror image of the horses back is the preferred saddle fit, objective interface pressure measurement has proven this not to be true. The degree of this error is relative to the weight of the rider relative to the weight of the horse. The degree of damage is proportional to the degree of this error and the length of time the saddle is ridden on the horse. By employing the Saddletech Computer Saddle Fitting System it has been revealed that the effect of gravity, due to the weight of the rider, causes sufficient deflection to the animals back to cause the saddle fit to the mirror image of the unmounted horses back, not to fit. The reason for this is that the horses back sags a little bit under the additional rider weight, which is significant enough to cause bridging, meaning that the saddle only touches on the wither and the loin of the animal. In time, this will injure the horse. A more significant disadvantage to all prior devices and methods to fit saddles is that these devices and methods do not provide any numerical or calibrated measurement. Without
numerical values the error in these devices or in the saddles, cannot be determined or corrected.
More importantly without measurement quality control is virtually impossible, making it difficult to duplicate or correct for any errors in the saddles fit. However, by employing this interface pressure Ferrands Formula measurement device in conjunction with a three dimensional measurement gauge, the amount of deflection in the horses
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compensate for additional factors. By employing a mathematical formula any hysterisis or errors in the measurement instruments themselves or the saddles can be corrected by calibration. By using the Saddletech Gauge, Saddletech Adjustable Jig and the Saddletech Computer Saddle Fitting System to measure and build saddles a feedback loop is created
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The Laws of Physics dictate that regardless of the type of material that makes up the saddle pad that material will become compressed or denser under the weight of the rider. So rather than being softer in the higher pressure areas, the pads are actually denser or harder right where we want the opposite to be true. Unfortunately, until the Laws of Physics are repealed, saddle pads will have a limited utility in correcting for poor saddle fit, because the real problem is the difference between the shape of the saddle relative to the shape of the horses back, and until that is corrected - no pad made of a uniform density material can correct for the discrepancy caused but an incorrectly shaped saddle.
THE SOLUTION IS TO CORRECT FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SADDLE AND THE HORSE
The challenge to any effort to fit a horse with a saddle, over a number of years, is that the shape of the horses back is changing, so any attempt to view saddle fit as a static occurrence is prone to failure. The Saddletech ORTHOTIC has been designed from the beginning to be adjustable and replaceable, so that the ORTHOTIC can easily be refit to the shape of the horse, over time. The ORTHOTIC is adjusted to the Saddletech Gauge Measurements and Formula as well as to the Saddletech Computer Interface Pressure Measurements permitting a FEEDBACK LOOP to fine tune the accuracy of the fit for that horse, saddle and rider for that moment in time, providing EVIDENCE BASED PROOF OF FIT. The Orthotic is made of PETG thermoplastic inserted above an open cell foam and fleece. The plastic itself is flexible. However, that flexibility is dependant on the accuracy of the saddle fit itself. If the saddle FITS the Orthotic can flex to some degree. However, if the saddle DOES NOT FIT, the ORTHOTIC must overcome the poor fit of the saddle and is put under stress and cannot flex as much. This flexibility can be controlled by shimming the saddle to the orthotic. With an extra set of pockets to hold bean bag shims which contour to the difference between the saddle and the orthotic, the balance of the saddle as well as the distribution of pressure on the orthotic is also adjustable - permitting the full use of the material properties of the plastic to flex with the horses back. The ORTHOTIC also has the unique feature of SCAPULA RELIEF. You will note that the front of the bar has a significant relief to permit the horses scapula to move backward without obstruction. On asymmetrical horses this relief can be adjusted asymmetrically. Another unique feature is that there is NO pad material over the withers of the horse. Saddle Pads can apply pressure on the top of the wither by a hammocking effect from the saddle pressing down on the sides of the pad No Pad / No Pressure. The ORTHOTIC facilitates Saddle Fit Management due to 1. The accuracy of the measurement method, 2. The flexibility of the manufacturing process, and 3. The computer feedback loop providing objective validation of saddle fit.
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Measurement Provider The entry level SADDLETECH Distribution Program is the Measurement Provider Program: designed for Saddlemakers, Tack Shops, Saddle Fitters, Chiropractor, and Veterinarians interested in providing their clients basic horse and saddle measurement. Interested partners must have proven experience in the equine industry. Program benefits include two levels: Basic Measurement Providers are able to use the Saddletech Mk II Gauge to measure horses and saddles as well as to be able to measure for SADDLETECH ORTHOTICS. Intermediate Measurement Providers are additionally provided with a Mk II SADDLETECH SIZING STAND to measure saddles and be able to enter saddle measurement data into a saddle database, so that customers can more easily find a saddle that FITS. The Saddletech Mk III Gauge is provided to Veterinary Clinics to measure horses with Asymmetrical Scapulae or Scoliosis. This program provides partners a significant return on investment through discounts on Saddletech Orthotics.
THE FOLLOWING GRAPHS ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT INFER ANYTHING, THEY ARE ONLY MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS. EACH INDIVIDUAL SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN CALCULATION TO DETERMINE FINANICIAL VIABILITY IN THEIR REGION OF THE COUNTRY. ADDITIONALLY, SADDLETECH OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF LICENSING PLANS WHICH WILL ALSO EFFECT THIS CALCULATION AS WELL AS PROFITABILITY.
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Certified Consultant The second component of the SADDLETECH Distribution Program is the Advanced - Certified Consultant Program, which is designed as a credential program for the technical professionals who specialize in more complex or high performance saddle fitting. This Certification level is earned based on criteria such as: attendance at advanced technical training, the successful completion of assessment tests, and number of client references. Program benefits include all the advantages of the Measurement Provider Program, such as wholesale discounts on Saddletech Orthotics, but also permits additional revenue to be generated through Computer Fitting of Saddletech Orthotics which also permits clients to offer the Saddletech Saddle Fit Management Program.. Certified Consultants can acquire additional revenue by providing Saddletech Demonstration Clinics.
Trusted Manufacturer The third new SADDLETECH distribution program, is designed to provide saddle manufacturers, larger tack shops and veterinary clinics, who want to provide clients an inhouse saddle fitting solution. Level 3 - SADDLETECH Trusted Manufacturers are provided the complete array of Saddletech Technology, including the SADDLETECH COMPUTER SADDLE FITTING SYSTEM, THE SADDLETECH Mk II GAUGE, SADDLETECH Mk II ADJUSTABLE JIG, SADDLETECH INFRARED OVEN, permitting them to manufacture the newest product, the SADDLETECH ORTHOTIC, on an independent basis. A Trusted Manufacturer will be able to integrate their own product line with the Saddletech Technology and have the opportunity to develop professional alliances with other distribution partners nationwide to increase market share. This program will require the manufacturer to secure ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION. Government Agencies The SADDLETECH Government Saddle Fit Management Program, Level 4, is the highest Saddletech Standard available, is intended to provide U.S. Government Agencies that employ horses under saddle a self-reliant and "EVIDENCE BASED" method to fit saddles to U.S. Government Livestock, that can meet Military Specifications or SO 9001:2000 Standards to protect the animals from potential saddle related injury,. Under this Saddletech Program individual standards are developed to meet specific requirements and protocols required by the individual government agency.
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OPTION 3. Saddletech Stand Mk II Database Development Measure all incoming saddles and enter three-dimensional measurement into database. This permits to gain quality control over saddle measurements and set specifications for saddle manufacturing.
OPTION 4. Saddletech Gauge Mk II Rent, Service, Promotion, Incentive, Differentiate Provide SADDLETECH GAUGE rentals on-line and thereby providing customers and other Saddletech Licensees access to saddle database to increase sales volume. OPTION 5. Saddletech Computer Saddle Fitting System Rent, Service, Differentiate Providing SADDLETECH COMPUTER SADDLE FITTING as a service and profit center. Establishes clear market differentiation in region and competitive advantage. Use to Significantly increase accuracy and customer satisfaction. Permits veterinary referrals as well as Computer Saddle Fit Clinics to draw additional customers. Up sell Computer Fit ORTHOTICS which also permits providing the Saddletech Saddle Fit Management Program on a quarterly basis for high performance horses and additional income.
OPTION 6. Saddletech Trusted Manufacturer Rent, Service, Differentiate Provide SADDLETECH SELF RELIANT SADDLE FIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM whereby all manufacturing of either SADDLETECH MOLDED PLYWOOD SADDLE TREES or SADDLETECH ORTHOTICS and service is performed independently under license from SADDLETECH. OPTION 6. Government Contract Horse Protection Strategy The SADDLETECH Government Saddle Fit Management Program, Level 4, is the highest Saddletech Standard available, is intended to provide U.S. Government Agencies that employ horses under saddle a self-reliant and "EVIDENCE BASED" method to fit saddles to U.S. Government Livestock, that can meet Military Specifications or SO 9001:2000 Standards
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MEASUREMENT PROTECTS THE HORSE AND THE EQUESTRIANS INVESTMENT Accuracy Matters when Humanely Fitting a Saddle to a Horse
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