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Description
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Model Number: PIPER Q350
Designation: Cross-Country

Features

Excellent balance of weight and performance

Optimized for difficult or hazardous terrain

Simple control interface for inexperienced users

Limited security and cargo capacity

As the least expensive and most versatile member of the series, the PIPER Q350 is an increasingly common sight on rural roads and urban avenues throughout the region. Ridea have always been viewed as an economical way to get around, and centuries of iterative development gave way to the riding configuration used by anyone with at least the minimal funds to spare on a riding animal. With its relatively low weight and emphasis on comfort for both rider and mount, the ensemble is ideal for endurance riding across even unforgiving terrain.

While all versions of the basic harness include common features to allow quick replacement, the riding version strips out as many unnecessary elements as possible, including hoof boots and redundant control lines, in order to cut down on mass. A lightweight saddle, generally considered insufficient for combat but entirely satisfactory for civilian or peacetime applications, allows a single rider and a small amount of personal cargo to remain in place. The low carrying capacity has been something of a persistent complaint, an issue that is compounded by the space frequently being taken up by secondary restraints. While the mitts found on all iterations of the harness are extremely difficult to destroy, particularly clever ridea have been known to slip their way out of parts of the design when left unsupervised. Riders anticipating long journeys away from dedicated stables often carry rope, elements from other harness designs, or custom-built restraints to disincentive such escapes, often with notable inventiveness in making up for the ensemble's limitations.

An oft-overlooked asset of the PIPER Q350 harness is the low amount of training needed to use it properly. Optimized rein and bit designs, along with a properly conditioned animal, make sending commands while avoiding injury fairly straightforward. Even riders used to the stronger hand required with broadwing windea are able to make their wishes known to the quadrupedal animal, and transport via ridea remains a decent option for such people when their usual mount is unavailable.

Original Roa design
Original ridea design

Description
Full-size download link available at right

Model Number: PIPER Q350
Designation: Cross-Country

Features

Excellent balance of weight and performance

Optimized for difficult or hazardous terrain

Simple control interface for inexperienced users

Limited security and cargo capacity

As the least expensive and most versatile member of the series, the PIPER Q350 is an increasingly common sight on rural roads and urban avenues throughout the region. Ridea have always been viewed as an economical way to get around, and centuries of iterative development gave way to the riding configuration used by anyone with at least the minimal funds to spare on a riding animal. With its relatively low weight and emphasis on comfort for both rider and mount, the ensemble is ideal for endurance riding across even unforgiving terrain.

While all versions of the basic harness include common features to allow quick replacement, the riding version strips out as many unnecessary elements as possible, including hoof boots and redundant control lines, in order to cut down on mass. A lightweight saddle, generally considered insufficient for combat but entirely satisfactory for civilian or peacetime applications, allows a single rider and a small amount of personal cargo to remain in place. The low carrying capacity has been something of a persistent complaint, an issue that is compounded by the space frequently being taken up by secondary restraints. While the mitts found on all iterations of the harness are extremely difficult to destroy, particularly clever ridea have been known to slip their way out of parts of the design when left unsupervised. Riders anticipating long journeys away from dedicated stables often carry rope, elements from other harness designs, or custom-built restraints to disincentive such escapes, often with notable inventiveness in making up for the ensemble's limitations.

An oft-overlooked asset of the PIPER Q350 harness is the low amount of training needed to use it properly. Optimized rein and bit designs, along with a properly conditioned animal, make sending commands while avoiding injury fairly straightforward. Even riders used to the stronger hand required with broadwing windea are able to make their wishes known to the quadrupedal animal, and transport via ridea remains a decent option for such people when their usual mount is unavailable.

Original Roa design
Original ridea design