saddle horn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saddle horn
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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He crashed onto the saddle horn when his horse stopped suddenly at a calf-sorting event, splitting his pelvis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
With little choice I threw a leg over the great beast — and remembering Lawrence of Arabia — wrapped my left knee around the saddle horn and hooked my instep behind my other knee.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2012
In Tempe, Ariz., Scott Whitcock tied his horse to a hitching rack, left it there too long, came back to find a parking ticket tied to the saddle horn.
From Time Magazine Archive
The helm that hung from his saddle horn was black steel, fashioned in the shape of a goat's head.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Horace rested his elbow on his saddle horn and stirred a fly from his horse’s shoulder with his rawhide quirt.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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