Western saddle

American  

noun

1. a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.

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Etymology

Origin of Western saddle

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

It was the vaquero who developed the initial incarnations of the so-called Western saddle, with its distinctive “horn,” used both as a grip and for securing ropes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The President may enjoy the creak of a Western saddle, but he is not nearly as at home on the range as his Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige.

From Time Magazine Archive

Horgan testifies to Lamy's love of Western saddle life, but concedes a sadder truth: "If he had any capacity to express exalted feeling, he left no record of it."

From Time Magazine Archive

In San Diego, a discouraged broncobuster advertised for sale a "Western saddle, bridle, blanket and halter; rope, block and tackle, wheel chair."

From Time Magazine Archive

The main thing, though, was that tooled-leather Western saddle he toted, which like I said was ornamented with silver.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns