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

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

From Literature

“He rode into D.C. on a horse in an English saddle,” Tawney said, adding that a true Westerner, as the secretary claims to be, would’ve chosen a Western saddle.

From Washington Post

When I called upon Mr. Wheeler the first time, I even saw a Western saddle sitting on the cement floor in front of the cash register.

From Washington Times

There is also a good bit of memorabilia, including a Western saddle that Ms. Singleton bought from a customer who needed the money.

From Wall Street Journal

The next instant he had vaulted lightly into the high, Western saddle, the two men had jumped back, and the fight was on.

From Project Gutenberg