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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.
Arthur's Seat as seen over the Firth of Forth from Fife. Arthur's Seat (Scottish Gaelic: Suidhe Artair, pronounced [ˈs̪ɯi.əˈaɾt̪ʰəɾʲ]) is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
A Brooks B-67 single-rail saddle. Brooks England is a bicycle saddle manufacturer originally based in Smethwick, West Midlands, England and now owned by Selle Royal of Italy. It has been making leather goods since 1866, when it was founded in Hockley, Birmingham. In the 1880s, the production of bicycle saddles began, the first saddle patent ...
A "Saddle seat" style English saddle. The saddle seat saddle, also sometimes called a "Park," "Lane Fox" or "cutback," is a variation on the English show saddle. It is seen most often in the USA and Canada, but also on occasion in South Africa and other parts of the world. It is used most often on the high-action and gaited horses of the Americas.
English riding. Dressage style English attire and tack in competition. English riding is a form of horse riding seen throughout the world. There are many variations, but all feature a flat English saddle without the deep seat, high cantle or saddle horn that are part of a Western saddle nor the knee pads seen on an Australian Stock Saddle.
To determine the correct seat length, which is based on the length of the rider's femur, a person sits on a stool or chair with their back and hips against a wall or flat surface, and the length of a saddle is ideally one inch longer than the distance from the wall to the back of the person's knee. Riders can more easily manage a saddle that is ...
Barnsby Saddles was a saddlery based in Walsall, England. At its peak, it was among the top five saddlery businesses in the world, exporting saddles and other leather goods all over the world. The company made ceremonial equipment for many military units round the world, including the Royal Horse Artillery, the Household Cavalry and various ...
Family seat Former seats Duke of Norfolk: Arundel Castle, Sussex and Carlton Towers, Yorkshire: Framlingham Castle, Bungay Castle, Clun Castle, Norfolk House, Worksop Manor: Duke of Somerset: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire and Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon: Bulstrode Park: Duke of Richmond: Goodwood House, Sussex: Gordon Castle, Richmond House: Duke ...