tomba is testing a new method scanning the horse to generate a 3 d. model sometimes that works well but not if the beast is too hairy. don't like it if you tell them to shave their horse's mane when it is possible to get good data they're sent to a computer and on to a special machine designed and paid and. this is a horseback simulation tool it recreates exactly the shape as measured so we can make a saddle to fit this model. of these with one can here and here we can see how the back curves the exact angle and make sure the fitting cushions between the saddle and the back are just the right shape and thickness across their own past sattler is a craft that goes back thousands of years it takes great skill and lots of practice to master it new digital technologies are now making their mark 3 d. printing makes it easy to create custom facing cushions for example the next step is for each saddle to be custom made for a particular horse engineers from the university of justin are helping develop their relevant systems. the things are changing fast so i t