Tech-y Tack: Has Anyone Seen a Quantum Saddle?
Discussions in saddle design and fit these days are rising to new levels as the treeless vs treed saddles fight for the market share. But just to add some spice to the mix, watch this video for the new Quantum saddle from England, which has just won a major design award.
What you are seeing is the jumping saddle, and I can't wait to see what they do for an endurance and dressage model.
Quantum saddles aren't sold in the USA (yet, that I know of), so I don't think this can be construed as an ad. It is just an amazing animation of a saddle with features that I've not seen before, or described this way. This saddle has been through rigorous testing, including Equinalysis gait scoring that showed that the horses lengthened stride when their saddles were changed to Quantum.
No, I don't know what a Quantum saddle costs, and it is probably one of those saddles which, if you have to ask, you won't be getting one. But the technology and ingenuity are wonderful.
One can only wonder how one of these rides. Kudos for the developer's presentation, ingenuity and effort to back up claims!



1 Comments:
Fran,
This looks wonderful,
I love the thought and engineering that have apparently gone into it. If only more folks would leave off reliance on tradition when it comes to saddle-making and fitting and move into this type of thought, there would be far fewer behavior problems associated with pain and fear of pain in horses.
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