Saddle
a kind of seat for a horse's back, contrived for the safety and comfort of the rider. The modern riding saddle consists of the tree, generally of beech, the seat, the skirts, and the flaps, of tanned pig's-skin. Among the varieties are racing saddles, military saddles, hunting saddles, and side saddles for ladies. The name saddle is also given to a part of the harness of an animal to a vehicle, being generally a padded structure by means of which the shafts are directly or indirectly supported. berland, England, 5 miles N. E. of Kes-