saddle seat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saddle seat
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Velazquez, after all, had a saddle seat for a two-horse duel.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2020
In terms of style, whereas the previous owner practiced saddle seat, DuKate’s expertise is in eventing.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2016
She had swung down on the other side of the horse, and her glance at him across the saddle seat was like a rapier thrust.
From A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine
One of them, lying with his head against the second saddle seat, wears what was once a fashionable white English yachting suit.
From Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Bernard Shaw
The whalebone snaps, the saddle seat is bare, And the Knight, in mazy circles, is flying thro’ the air!
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by John Ashton
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