saddle flap

The comfortable, forward driving seat is in perfect balance with the saddle flaps.

My own horse was shot through by a 9-pounder shot behind the saddle flap, and did not fall for some time.

A calf leather will also be thinner, but is not usually used for saddle flaps.

Also available with double elastic below saddle flap for extra close contact (not shown).

The other side of the saddle flaps depict horsemen and the phoenix.

The saddle flaps are slightly more forward, utilising rounded knee pads, with front and rear blocks for added security.

It should be applied particularly heavily in high wear areas, such as the top of the saddle flap where the stirrup leathers will rub.

These are not always present on saddles with long billets, which are intended to be buckled below the saddle flap.

He found the prince's horse inside the hour, grazing knee deep in meadow grass and marsh mallow, its saddle flaps caught with pinched leaves.

The shape and length of the saddle flap is directly related to the intended use of the saddle, as it must mirror the rider's leg position.

Stirrup leather keeper: keeper sewn onto the saddle flap, through which the extra stirrup leather is passed.

It has a relatively flat seat and the saddle flaps are long and fairly straight to accommodate the longer leg position, although more forward than the dressage saddle.

In monoflap saddles it is lightweight and sewn to the saddle flap, with extended girth points enabling the girth to be buckled below the flap.

The name of the tomb derives from a famous painting of a white horse which is depicted on a birch bark saddle flap, also referred to as a mud-guard.

Saddle flap: The large piece of leather on the exterior of an English saddle that goes between the rider's leg and the billets and girth buckles.

Some saddles have very long billets to buckle the girth below the saddle flap to reduce the bulk underneath the rider's leg, allowing for closer contact with the horse.

A famous example of a tomb in this park is the Heavenly Horse Tomb which contained a mural painting on birch bark saddle flap of a winged horse.

"My legs didn't reach past the saddle flaps and I was too small to be able to pull the grey mare's head back up once she got the taste for the grass," Jordanna said.

Girth Buckle guard: the billets are threaded through the Girth buckle guard, which protects the saddle flap from getting worn away by the buckles of the girth.

Pug jumped down from his horse and looked over Tomas's saddle, making Tomas move his leg so he could examine under the saddle flap, then asked, "Who saddled this horse for you?"

The tomb also contained a chest full of burial goods which including the aforementioned painted saddle flap, and also iron kettles, pottery, bronze vessels, lacquerware, saddles, and a 98 centimeter long sword.

It is designed with a long and straight saddle flap, mirroring the leg of the dressage rider, which is long with a slight bend in the knee, a deep seat and usually a pronounced knee block.

Spectacularly overestimating the world's supply of women who can picture themselves in a skirt with saddle flaps hanging off the side, Mr. Galliano came a cropper as the French spring ready-to-wear shows headed into the fourth day.

However, in disciplines where the rider needs shorter stirrups for better balance and security, such as in the jumping disciplines, the saddle flap is moved proportionately forward and shortened, and the seat is moved further back.

He pulled his bow from the case that slanted back from his left knee under the saddle flap and reached over his shoulder for an arrow, conscious of everyone doing likewise behind him ... except Woburn, of course.