Western saddle

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Western saddle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

Joe brought the saddle, a regular western saddle, with the high back and the horn in front, and did his best to get it on.

From Project Gutenberg

Each rider had a western saddle ornamented with silver, tasseled with red.

From Project Gutenberg