A western saddle, seen more often in the United States.
The Western saddle is designed to be comfortable when ridden in for many hours.
It has less leather and is lighter than most Western saddles.
The Western saddle is used for horse activities where the rider must work cows.
A fine quality western saddle, properly maintained, is intended to last for a person's lifetime, or even beyond.
I find Western saddles far more comfortable and when riding for hours that's no small consideration.
For a beginning rider, the western saddle may give the impression of providing a more secure seat.
Even with a Western saddle and fast horse, he still looked very Italian.
At lower levels, lightweight endurance designs based on western saddles are popular.
He blinked and saw that the horse stood bridled, with a western saddle on his back.