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  2. Western saddle - Wikipedia

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    Endurance saddle: Lighter weight than most western saddles, often without a horn, has a tree that spreads the rider's weight out over a large area of the horse's back, thus reducing pounds per square inch. Often has stirrups hung slightly farther forward, to allow rider to get off the horse's back when traveling at faster speeds.

  3. Western riding - Wikipedia

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    A particular difference is the saddles used. The Western saddle is larger and heavier than an English saddle. The western saddle allows the weight of the rider to be spread over a larger area of the horse's back which makes it more comfortable, especially for long days chasing cows. The English saddle is designed to allow the rider to have ...

  4. Horse tack - Wikipedia

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    Saddles are usually divided into two major categories: "English saddles" and "Western saddles" according to the riding discipline they are used in. Other types of saddles, such as racing saddles, Australian saddles, sidesaddles and endurance saddles do not necessarily fit neatly in either category. [1]: 167-178<

  5. Category:Saddles - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This category is for articles about saddles and the accessories, equipment, ... Western saddle This page was last ...

  6. Western dressage - Wikipedia

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    Riders usually wear western shirts, jeans or show pants, and cowboy boots. Chaps are allowed but not always worn. Cowboy hats are traditionally worn, but some riders may choose to wear equestrian helmets. Horse tack typically consists of western saddles, western-style bridles, and saddle blankets. [3] Either a curb or snaffle bit may be used. [4]

  7. Wintec - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Wintec Saddles was launched in 1986 and is a saddle brand known for the first synthetic saddles. [1] [2]

  8. American Saddlebred - Wikipedia

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    John B. Castleman, the "father" of the modern American Saddlebred. The "American Saddle Horse", as a horse breed, was originally devised by John Breckinridge Castleman (June 30, 1841 – May 23, 1918), a Confederate officer; and later, a United States Army brigadier general, as well as a prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky. [10]

  9. Tapadero - Wikipedia

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    A tapadero, sometimes referred to as a "hooded stirrup," is a leather cover over the front of a stirrup on a saddle that closes each stirrup from the front. A tapadero prevents the rider's boot from slipping through and also prevents brush encountered while working cattle on the open range from poking through the stirrup, injuring or impeding ...