stock saddle

American  

noun

1. Western saddle.

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stock saddle British  

noun

1. a cowboy's saddle, esp an ornamental one

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Etymology

Origin of stock saddle

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Dressed in embroidered western shirts, Howard surveyed his ranch from a stock saddle on a cow pony.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Howard began slipping out to the barn in the morning with Pollard, and one day when the urge was too strong they got out a stock saddle and cinched it on Seabiscuit.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The ex-jockey was not accustomed to a stock saddle.

From The Killer by White, Stewart Edward

The stock saddle, with its high horn and deep seat, was not so different from what I’d been used to—except as to weight.

From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

He looked at the woman beside him, appreciating her firm, easy seat in the stock saddle, her management of Beaver Boy, now eager to prove his prowess against the buckskin's.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)