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  #1 Dexter Obrien on 01 May 12

   

  About Saddles
  
  A saddle is just a structure utilized to support a rider or other load. The current saddle styles go back for the 18th and 19th centuries while more rudimentary designs were around since 800 BC. Today, saddles are created for a selection of equestrian disciplines including English hunter/ jumpers, dressage, and western. Each requiring a careful fit to the rider and also to the horse. With good care a saddle takes decades.
  
  In the Western World, there are 2 basic kinds of saddles. Western Saddles are popular in The united states and Australia and therefore are sometimes known as "Stock Saddles". English Saddles are known outside on The united states simply as Saddles given the relatively low interest in the western riding style beyond America. English saddles are utilized throughout the Civilized world, not only in England or perhaps in English speaking countries. All of the equestrian disciplines inside the Olympics use English Saddles. These saddles vary from their western counterparts because they may be lighter, possess a flatter appearance, lack a horn (instead of a Western Saddle), and normally have a shallower seat. English saddles can be used for a number of disciplines including eventing, show jumping, dressage, saddle seat, horse racing, and polo.
  
  The English Saddle consists of these key parts:
  
  

  • Pommel: An upswing in front of the saddle. This rise is to accommodate the horse's withers without chaffing. The peak and width with the pommel helps the rider adjust their position and seat while mounted.
  • Cantle: The rise behind the saddle seat. The cantle helps the rider maintain their balance by keeping them from sliding backwards about the saddle.
  • Panel: The panel is located underneath the seat and cantle. It has a cushion for that horse so the leather doesn't pinch.
  • Seat: Here is the part in which the rider actually sits. This will be the best section of the saddle's top line.
  • Stirrup Leathers: A sturdy strap, usually leather, from which the stirrups are hung. These leathers hang from metal horizontal stirrup bars found under the skirt of the saddle. The space could be adjusted via buckles to accommodate the varying lengths of riders' legs.
  • Stirrup Irons: These provide support for the rider's leg and assists in their balance.
  • Flap: Here is the wide strap of leather on the sides with the saddle. The flap's job is to protect the rider's legs and from experience of the billets and buckles.
  • Billet Straps: The Billets are straps of leather providing an attachment point for your girth buckles. These straps are longer on a dressage saddle compared to what they would be over a saddle using a forward seat.
  • Knee Roll: The knee roll will be the bulge at the front end with the flap providing padding and support towards the rider's knee.
  • Padding: Helps distribute the rider's weight and protect the horse's back in the hard tree from the saddle.
  • Keeper: Place the end from the stirrup leather with the keeper about the saddle flap.
  • D-Ring: Has an attachment point to get a breastplate.
  • Gullet: The deep wide groove on the center of the saddle's underside.
  • Skirt: The flap of leather within the stirrup bar.
  • Girth: Attaches with a group of buckles for the billets under the saddle flap. The girth is run under the horse's belly firmly centering the saddle about the horse's back.
  • Tree: The frame on which the rest of the saddle is created. The tree is normally made from wood, composite or fiberglass and is sometimes strengthened with spring steel.

  
  
  REFERENCES:
  
  http://www.realestatearticles4u.com/Art/318946/317/The-Value-Of-Having-Well-Fitting-Saddles.html
  
  http://tinyarticle.com/Art/370202/24/The-Right-Motives-for-Mounting.html
  
  http://www.ambravallo.com/Art/210124/63/The-Right-Motives-for-Mounting.html

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">About Saddles <br /><br />A saddle is just a structure utilized to support a rider or other load. The current saddle styles go back for the 18th and 19th centuries while more rudimentary designs were around since 800 BC. Today, saddles are created for a selection of equestrian disciplines including English hunter/ jumpers, dressage, and western. Each requiring a careful fit to the rider and also to the horse. With good care a saddle takes decades. <br /><br />In the Western World, there are 2 basic kinds of saddles. Western Saddles are popular in The united states and Australia and therefore are sometimes known as "Stock Saddles". English Saddles are known outside on The united states simply as Saddles given the relatively low interest in the western riding style beyond America. English saddles are utilized throughout the Civilized world, not only in England or perhaps in English speaking countries. All of the equestrian disciplines inside the Olympics use English Saddles. These saddles vary from their western counterparts because they may be lighter, possess a flatter appearance, lack a horn (instead of a Western Saddle), and normally have a shallower seat. English saddles can be used for a number of disciplines including eventing, show jumping, dressage, saddle seat, horse racing, and polo. <br /><br />The English Saddle consists of these key parts: <br /><br /><ul> <li>Pommel: An upswing in front of the saddle. This rise is to accommodate the horse's withers without chaffing. The peak and width with the pommel helps the rider adjust their position and seat while mounted.</li> <li>Cantle: The rise behind the saddle seat. The cantle helps the rider maintain their balance by keeping them from sliding backwards about the saddle.</li> <li>Panel: The panel is located underneath the seat and cantle. It has a cushion for that horse so the leather doesn't pinch.</li> <li>Seat: Here is the part in which the rider actually sits. This will be the best section of the saddle's top line.</li> <li>Stirrup Leathers: A sturdy strap, usually leather, from which the stirrups are hung. These leathers hang from metal horizontal stirrup bars found under the skirt of the saddle. The space could be adjusted via buckles to accommodate the varying lengths of riders' legs.</li> <li>Stirrup Irons: These provide support for the rider's leg and assists in their balance.</li> <li>Flap: Here is the wide strap of leather on the sides with the saddle. The flap's job is to protect the rider's legs and from experience of the billets and buckles.</li> <li>Billet Straps: The Billets are straps of leather providing an attachment point for your girth buckles. These straps are longer on a dressage saddle compared to what they would be over a saddle using a forward seat.</li> <li>Knee Roll: The knee roll will be the bulge at the front end with the flap providing padding and support towards the rider's knee.</li> <li>Padding: Helps distribute the rider's weight and protect the horse's back in the hard tree from the saddle.</li> <li>Keeper: Place the end from the stirrup leather with the keeper about the saddle flap.</li> <li>D-Ring: Has an attachment point to get a breastplate.</li> <li>Gullet: The deep wide groove on the center of the saddle's underside.</li> <li>Skirt: The flap of leather within the stirrup bar.</li> <li>Girth: Attaches with a group of buckles for the billets under the saddle flap. The girth is run under the horse's belly firmly centering the saddle about the horse's back.</li> <li>Tree: The frame on which the rest of the saddle is created. The tree is normally made from wood, composite or fiberglass and is sometimes strengthened with spring steel.</li></ul><br /><br />REFERENCES:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.realestatearticles4u.com/Art/318946/317/The-Value-Of-Having-Well-Fitting-Saddles.html">http://www.realestatearticles4u.com/Art/318946/317/The-Value-Of-Having-Well-Fitting-Saddles.html</a><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyarticle.com/Art/370202/24/The-Right-Motives-for-Mounting.html">http://tinyarticle.com/Art/370202/24/The-Right-Motives-for-Mounting.html</a><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ambravallo.com/Art/210124/63/The-Right-Motives-for-Mounting.html">http://www.ambravallo.com/Art/210124/63/The-Right-Motives-for-Mounting.html</a></div>

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