Black Country Quantum Jumping Saddle – 17.5 T  **** 7 Day Trial Offered ****  Seat:   17.5”Tree:   Made to tracings – approx MW  Flap:   14” from stirrup bar to bottom of flapWool flockedGusseted panelsKnee and thigh blocksPadded flapBillet guardsSpring treeSerial #  16315Made in EnglandRetails new for  $3350 The Quantum Jumping Saddle is built on a close contact tree and panel.  It gives a flatter seat which is required for stadium or cross country jumping.  Knee and thigh blocks support your position.  The 100% wool flocking allows adjustment for that perfect fit.  This particular saddle has wonderfully soft and pliable leather (the grippy kind).    From the Black Country web site:  The “Black Country” is a historical name given to the industrial area of the Midlands around Birmingham which gained its name in the mid-nineteenth century by Elihu Burritt, the American Consul to Birmingham in 1862 who described the area as ‘Black by day and red by night’ due to the smoke from the many thousands of iron working foundries, collieries and forges.  Alongside the lime pits which are the key for tanning leather, hence Walsall became the centre of the leather trade.  Rob Cullen and John Hartley, with more than 80 years of combined experience as Master Saddlers, have made the name of Black Country Saddles synonymous with innovation and quality throughout the equestrian world.  If you have any questions, please contact me. Saddle stand not included Please contact me if you would like to arrange a trial.  For a trial, payment is due before saddle will be shipped.  Shipping includes insurance.  Once you receive the saddle, you have a period of 7 days to evaluate the saddle for your needs.  If you decide that it is not exactly what you want, then you may return the saddle for a full refund of the saddle price.  There is no refund on shipping and insurance costs.  When returning a saddle it is the buyer’s responsibility to insure the saddle for shipping.  Any saddle lost or damaged in transit from the customer to us is the customer’s financial responsibility.  Saddle must be returned clean and in the same condition it was received to obtain a full refund.  We participate in the Global Shipping Program.  If you live outside the Continental United States, please contact me before bidding to see if you are eligible for this program.