Horse Harness Saddle With Wither Bypass Arch

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing harness saddles often cause discomfort and pain to horses at the withers due to pressure and muscle tension, as they are not tailored to individual horse shapes, leading to suboptimal performance and increased expenses for equine massage therapy.

Innovation Solution

A novel harness saddle design featuring a rear bypass area that arches from the center towards both sides and the horse's tail, effectively bypassing the withers and reducing pressure, while maintaining optimal support for the horse's pulling force transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Force

If a traditional harness saddle is used to transmit pulling force, then force transmission efficiency is improved, but the horse's withers become sore and muscle tension increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepulling force transmissionVSAvoidwithers soreness and muscle tension

Core Design Contradiction:

ForceVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The harness saddle is divided into distinct functional zones: a force transmission zone at the front that contacts the horse's back for pulling force, and a bypass zone at the rear that arches over the withers without contact. This segmentation allows the saddle to perform both force transmission and withers protection simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The rear bypass area is designed to extend in the longitudinal dimension (from center toward tail) rather than only in the transverse dimension. This dimensional extension allows the saddle to clear the withers area completely, creating spatial separation between the saddle structure and the sensitive withers region.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Productivity

If industrially manufactured harness saddles are used, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but the fit for individual horses is poor causing discomfort

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing efficiencyVSAvoidcomfort and fit for individual horses

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The harness saddle design incorporates a universal rear bypass geometry that can accommodate various horse withers shapes while maintaining the same force transmission functionality. The standardized arched bypass structure serves multiple horses effectively without requiring custom manufacturing for each individual animal.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Strength

If the harness saddle contacts the withers area, then structural support is improved, but pressure on the withers causes pain and discomfort

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural supportVSAvoidpressure on withers

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The rear bypass area extracts the problematic contact function from the withers region. By removing the saddle structure from the withers area completely and arching it over, the design eliminates pressure application while preserving the necessary structural support functions in other contact zones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS12330929B2Harness saddle for horses

Publication Date: 2025.06.17 WAHLSTEN TOMI

AI summary

Disclosed is a horse harness saddle for pulling a cart. The harness saddle included portion which arches towards both sides of the horse and towards horse's tail so that the harness saddle bypasses the horse's withers, at the back thereof when the harness saddle is worn by the horse. Also disclosed is a method for releasing pressure of pressure towards horse's withers, wherein the horse is harnesses to the cart by the disclosed harness.