| The saddle is surely one of the most important | | | | the design in such a perfect way that the length. angle |
| considerations when horse riding (well not if you are | | | | and height of the cantle including the angle of the flaps |
| bare backing!). To control the horse properly, the rider | | | | and depth of the seat give extra elegance and |
| should sit on the horse back with much comfort so | | | | durability to the saddle. The English saddle and the |
| that his or her body weight can be distributed on the | | | | Western saddle provide excellent variety in use, |
| horse back keeping the balance of the horse itself. | | | | however there is a difference between the two types |
| There are a number of different sizes and designs of | | | | of saddles in outward appearance and styles. Basically |
| horse saddles. There is available the English Riding and | | | | in past the Western saddles were used by cowboys |
| Western saddles in varying types. At the time of | | | | who had to spend a long time controlling the herds of |
| selection, one should consider the simple fact whether | | | | cows in the grazing fields. In comparison to the English |
| he or she will feel more comfortable to ride the horse | | | | saddles, the Leather Western saddles are much more |
| with much pleasure in the preferred style, for instance, | | | | weighty. |
| English saddles are very much attuned to riding horses | | | | Never the less, the animal feels comfortable under |
| in English style and so on. | | | | heavy saddle as the Western saddle keeps perfect |
| However the discipline of English riding is not restricted | | | | balance, distributing the body pressure over the area |
| to England alone, the usage is spread all over the | | | | of the horses back. Furthermore, there is the nice |
| world. The saddles are designed in such a way so that | | | | arrangement of the contoured cattle fenders and of |
| there will be the least chance of the physical | | | | the stirrups that help the rider to be much more |
| discomfort whilst jumping or galloping over the hurdles | | | | comfortable and protected during riding. Western |
| or racing along on uneven ground. Basically the English | | | | saddles are designed with wooden trees which are |
| saddle is made of a solid tree over which padding and | | | | further covered in either fiberglass or rawhide. The |
| leather coverings are added. Conventionally, the tree | | | | wooden trees can also be covered with materials like |
| of an English saddle is manufactured with laminated | | | | ralide which is a type of a polyethelene. There are |
| layers of high graded quality wood with the | | | | many western saddles which are designed with ornate |
| reinforcement of spring steel and inclusion of a riveted | | | | carves in leather and silver. The synthetic type English |
| gullet plate. These trees are called spring trees. | | | | saddles are much lighter than the Western leather |
| However with the times proceeding, the saddlers | | | | saddles. There is a lack of panels in Western saddles, |
| prefer other materials that have superseded wood. | | | | however there is the arrangement of the upgraded |
| There is also the underside of a Dressage saddle | | | | pommels and cantle in the Western saddles. |
| which displays the panels, gullet, sweat flaps inclusive | | | | Aussie saddles are very convenient and comfortable |
| of the billets panels. This is a very vital section of the | | | | for the horse rider and the horse itself. The Aussie |
| English saddle which helps to keep the perfect balance | | | | saddles are very effective for trails. It is less weighty |
| of the horse. | | | | and the thigh fenders will provide the additional security |
| The conventional hunting saddle, which is designed with | | | | to the horse riders. In comparison to the English saddle, |
| a low pommel and cantle without any padding is also | | | | the pads of the Aussie saddles are much larger and |
| popular. A long way back during the 18th century, most | | | | much more durable. Pads of the English saddles are |
| riders preferred to use the high-pommel and cantle | | | | very thin. The length of an Aussie saddle is longer by a |
| saddles which were equipped with a wooden frame | | | | few inches in comparison to the dressage and flap |
| for classical dressage. Actually this type of saddle | | | | length. On the other hand the western saddle lets the |
| was also used for cattle work and traversing long | | | | flaps reach the horse's sides which can be a little |
| distances upon the horses. The saddle is basically | | | | uncomfortable for the horse. The difference between |
| manufactured with leather materials and therefore it is | | | | the Aussie saddle and the Western saddle is that the |
| soft and flexible. The English saddle is very popular | | | | Aussie seat is not deep therefore one can sit a little bit |
| and well known in the world, this saddle is not only | | | | forward in the Aussie saddle. |
| used to ride the horse gently but also in sports, jumping, | | | | On the Aussie saddles one can make the proper |
| cattle work, racing and polo. | | | | utilization of the English saddle pad or numnah or Indian |
| There are a number of features which are available in | | | | mat. Frankly speaking, the Australian saddles are well |
| the English saddle like the flatter appearance, pair of | | | | combined with the versatility of English and the |
| pads which are fixed to the underside of the seat. | | | | comfort and style of the Western saddles. The English |
| There is the absence of a horn in the English saddle. | | | | pads are very short to get fitted properly. On the other |
| The English saddle is generally filled with foam, air and | | | | hand Aussie pads are much more flexible and |
| woolen materials. The English saddle is decorated with | | | | comfortable to get well fitted with the saddle. |