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English saddle

American  

noun

  1. a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel, no horn, full side flaps usually set forward, a well-padded leather seat, and a saddletree or frame designed to conform to the line of the rider's back.


Etymology

Origin of English saddle

First recorded in 1930–35


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The objects included biker jackets, lineman harnesses, an English saddle — all readymades darkened and unified by the added shoe polish.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022

“The other horses hate that he gets this stuff,” he said as he laid a blue police department blanket on Trooper’s back and then an English saddle equipped with an old-fashioned night stick.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019

Or perhaps it was the way Roy sat the English saddle.

From Time Magazine Archive

After mounting a native paso fino horse in Caguas and finding himself atop an unfamiliar English saddle, Connally experienced a few nervous moments when the mare bounded down a rain-slicked brick street.

From Time Magazine Archive

A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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