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A saddle seat rider, in formal evening attire, showing a classic 3-gaited horse. Saddle seat [a] is a style of horse riding within the category of English riding that is designed to show off the high action of certain horse breeds. The style developed into its modern form in the United States, and is also seen in Canada and South Africa.
Saddle seat riding. In the United States and Canada, there are two broad categories of English riding: Hunt seat, which is an overall term used in the United States to describe forward seat riding, used both on the flat and over fences. This is the style most commonly associated with the term "English" riding.
Helen Crabtree (December 14, 1915 – January 4, 2002) was an American equitation coach in the discipline of saddle seat riding as well as a breeder and trainer of American Saddlebred horses. In 1970, she authored the book Saddle Seat Equitation which remains a primary guide for equitation riders.
Eventing, show jumping and dressage, described under "Olympic disciplines", above are all "English" riding disciplines that in North America sometimes are loosely classified within the "hunt seat" category. Saddle seat, is a primarily American discipline, though has recently become somewhat popular in South Africa, was created to show to best ...
An English pleasure class for Saddle seat style horses. Hunt seat disciplines also offer English pleasure classes. "English pleasure" is the generic term for a number of different English riding classes seen at horse shows in the United States, where the horse is ridden in either hunt seat or saddle seat tack.
saddle seat 1. A form of English riding popularized in the United States for riding gaited horse s and other breeds where high, flashy, action is encouraged, notably the American Saddlebred, Morgan horse, and Arabian. [1]: 187 2. The style of saddle used for this discipline, also known as a park saddle, lane fox, or cutback. Is designed to set ...
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Redd Crabtree (1935–2015) was an American Saddlebred horse trainer.Crabtree, the son of notable Saddlebred trainers and saddle seat riding teachers Helen and Charles Crabtree, who owned Crabtree Stables, won three Five-Gaited World's Grand Championships and multiple World's Championships in the World's Championship Horse Show.