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Anvil: hard surface used
to shape horseshoes or pound rivets.
BRIDLE: the head harness for a horse, basically consisting
of the headstall, bit, chin strap and reins, but often including also a brow band, nose strap, and throat latch
BIT:
metal mouthpiece on a bridle, when connected to reins, used to steer the horse. There are a great many variations
on bit shapes and severity. Some types include half-breed, spade, snaffle, curb, and ring bits
BOSAL: noseband, usually of braided rawhide, used with
headstall to make a hackamore. Usually used with a mecate for reins.
BREAST COLLAR: strap,
often made of leather, that passes around the animal's chest and is attached to the saddle. Used to keep the saddle
from sliding back.
CHOKER: different style of breast collar. The term is regional to the
Great Basin. Also called 'martingale.
BRITCHIN: (Breeching) Leather strap arrangement
fitting over an animal's hind quarters to keep a saddle from slipping forward. Essential on mules because of their
slim shoulders.
BUCKING ROLLS: padded attachments at the front of the saddle
to supplement the swells to help the rider stay in the saddle. Most often used on A-fork saddles.
CINCH:
a leather or fabric band (or girth) that holds the saddle on the horse's back by being tightened around its body
just behind the front legs. Usually it is fastened to leather straps (latigos) that hang from the rigging on each side of
the saddle.
double rigged - two cinches, one forward and one (flank) behind the seat.
single
rigged - one cinch which can be different distances back on a saddle.
CRUPPER:
A leather strap that goes around an animal's tail to keep the saddle from slipping forward.
Dally: When roping, wrapping the
rope counter-clockwise around the saddle horn to hold the animal or object roped
FIADOR KNOT: (Sometimes
called Theodore knot) This knot is used to tie a hackamore in conjunction with the hackamore knots and tie knot.
This is known as the hardest knot to tie in horse gear.
HACKAMORE: consists of a noseband (bosal), usually of
braided rawhide, that fits over the horse's nose, a strap behind its ears, reins (usually a mecate) are attached to form type
of head gear to control the horse.
The first stage of training in the California tradition of horsemanship
MECHANICAL HACKAMORE: metal version of the above with metal side pieces that work on the nerves
of the nose and a chain under the jaw that works on the nerves there. Sometimes called a broken-jaw hackamore.
HALTER: a headstall usually with an attached rope or strap, for holding and leading an animal
Harness: Sets of straps, collars, reins, and hardware that are used on horses in order to have them
pull a wagon
Headstall: Straps that go over a horse's head which, together with a bit
and reins, form the bridle. There are many different styles.
HORN: the projection, often bent
forward, above the pommel used for dallying a rope. Different style horns are regional. Different style horns
are used for cutting and roping.
KEEPER: piece of leather attached to the saddle through
which loose equipment or saddle parts can be hooked
KIAKS: pack boxes made of rawhide laced
on wooden frames
LATIGOS: leather straps to which the cinch is secured, each suspended
from a latigo ring (or rigging ring), one on the near or on-side and sometimes one on the off-side of a single rigged saddle;
on a double-rigged saddle there is also a second (flank) cinch. Some saddles have an off-side billet to secure the cinch
instead of a second latigo.
The terms 'Cinch Strap' and 'off-side cinch strap' are used
in south Texas, There, the leather strings used to tie stuff like ropes or a bedroll on with, are called 'latigos.
MARTINGALE: strap from the (front) cinch to the bridle, or ending in two rings through which the
reins pass, to help control the horse. Also used to refer to the "choker" style breast collar
McClellan:
style of military issue light-weight saddle used by the U.S. Cavalry
MOCHILA: Mail pouch
the Pony Express riders carried on their saddles to hold the mail.
MORRAL: A feed bag for a horse that fits over its nose. Also called
a nose bag. It is a handy method of feed a horse grain or pellets. Little feed is wasted and one animal cannot
eat another's ration.
SAWBUCK
PACKSADDLE: simple wooden framework with crossed ends placed on animal's back to carry loads.
REINS:
strap or cord (in pairs) that runs from the bridle bit around the horse's neck, to be held and manipulated by
the rider. These straps manipulate the bit and apply pressure on a horses mouth and neck in order to steer the animal.
Reins are of two general types, open (split) and closed. Texas cowboys prefer open reins. One advantage of that
type is that they are not joined together, so that if a rider is thrown, he is not in danger of becoming entangled.
California style
reins often have a long flexible quirt called a "romal" attached.
ROMAL: a quirt or whip attached to a set of California
style reins.
POMMEL: forward, arched portion of saddletree.
SWELLS: bulging
shoulders of the saddle pommel
FORK: saddletree, bows of saddletree.
GULLET:
inside of the pommel or the front edge of the forward arch of the saddle.
SADDLE BAGS: large
leather or canvas piece with attached pockets, placed over the rear extensions of the saddle to carry extra gear.
SADDLE STRINGS: narrow strips of tanned leather, usually in pairs, that lace through the saddletree or
coverings, and are held on surface by rosettes; the long ends are decorative and also serve to tie on ropes, and other pieces
of equipment. In south Texas, leather strings used to tie stuff like ropes or a bedroll on with, are called 'Latigos'.
SADDLETREE: framework, often of wood covered with rawhide, consisting of two side-boards connected
by two forks for the pommel and cantle; the conformation of these parts gives the saddle its characteristic shape and name.
There are many different styles of saddletree.
SIDESADDLE: ladies' riding saddle. Women began to ride astride when they needed to do
real ranch work. The style of riding sidesaddle began to go out of fashion around the turn of the 20th century
SHOO-FLY: tassel
like accessory, often made of horse hair, that swings as the horse moves scaring away flies and other insects. Often
attached to the front cinch.
SKIRTS: large leather panels attached to the saddletree, to
protect the rigging and give form to the saddle.
The skirts on this saddle are square.
STIRRUP:
a device hung from each side of a saddle to receive the rider's foot. Stirrups come in different widths
and cowboys prefer different style stirrups for different tasks.
more to come..........
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