Bua Saddles; What do you think?

Looks to me the key design is some sort of suspension system from the seat to panel? I'm not really convinced of the benefit...?

What are the panels made of? How can you uniquely fit them if the horses conformation means it needs it lifted a bit more at the front or the back?

It doesn't look like the gullet width is at all adjustable which is what most modern saddles are doing in some way.

The interchangeable seat/panel/flap is certainly not unique are they advertise in the video. WOW do them for a start.
 
The concept sounds a bit similar to that of Quantum Saddles. They went out of business after a design fault caused some saddles to fail.
 
Was Quantum the other saddle with both sides of the tree independent?
I thought they looked very bouncy, not convinced but would like to see one in the flesh. Dreadfully ugly though.
 
The Quantum panels were separate and linked at the front by a 'bridge' which proved to be a weak link. I'm not sure that they could be adjusted separately though.
 
Neater version of a rectorpanel? I wonder how it does with changing the flaps as that isn't usually the only difference between saddle types. I like the idea of changing between trek and competition mode though :). Am not sure what a million times equals with regards to hours ridden
 
Ah, I hadn't got that far! Yes not ridiculous, I think like most new things I would like to see some after a few years proper use first though. It could be very useful for people like me with bouncy short coupled ponies that are impossible to do sitting trot on (I can on anything else) best we got was a flair dressage saddle at one point.
 
Yes, as Red-1 said the most expensive is around £1500. Much cheaper (and possibly better) than the Balance saddles that were recommended for my horse.

I'm very interested to find out more and I hope they reply back to me soon.
 
I really like the concept and wonder if it could be the answer to riding my Gelderland rather than boinging around on her. Alternatively it could prove to be even boingier. Imagine that.
 
Definitely deja vue, Quantum basically went bust, the engineering was way more complicated and expensive than could be dealt with. There are some expensive materials in the Bua by the look of it so I'm amazed at, and rather cynical about, the price. There was a not dissimilar product at BETA a couple of years ago, nothing came of that. It's a tough market out there.
 
so it might essentially depend on whether their composite is better.

I did some maths, a million 'sits' would be 416 hours trotting- counting the down as the sit point in posting, trot about 80 bpm (so 40 sits per minute), I don't think that is actually that many!?
 
Ah “We tested the saddle for two million cycles on a pounding machine – equivalent to between two to three years heavy use – and there was no wear or fatigue at all so we knew we had the right material,” he said.

It doesn't have that extra small piece that the quantum had so perhaps not the same weak point, not sure how the width is altered, it just says 'inherent dynamic flexion'
 
They are great I had a chance to ride in one recently! Initially I didn't even want to look at it because it is quite ugly in traditional terms! However after persuasion I tried it on my horse and it felt amazing!!! The position of knee blocks are really good, I felt so secure and my opinion immediately changed!

However I went on a hack after jumping and the drop off from the seat to flap did in fact hurt my awfully skinny legs lol , perhaps this wouldn't be an issue for others but stopped me from rushing out and getting one. I'm hoping the design may change for skinny legs!
 
I'm sure I saw something similar a couple of years ago... I don't think it will take off. The main problem being, if not fitted quite right, or horse changes shape then you get a "double-whack" on the back - the riders' and the contact part.

Great concept. Not much improvement on the last one I'm afraid.
 
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