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Asian Saddle
By | October 7, 2007
A Saddle is a seat that a rider uses to fasten his/her backside so that it became easy to ride from hill station. This saddle design protects a rider as well a rider fell relax after sitting on this soft seat. This saddle used from ancient time and nowadays there is a good market of saddle. During this long time it has taken many form and several design become popular such Australian saddle, Asian Saddle, Western Saddle, English Saddle etc. There is a good craze of horse riding in
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The East Asian Saddle is different from that of the Central Asian Saddle by their cantle, high quality pommel, and lack of horn. This saddle is further divided again into several categories that are associated with different nationality and ethnic groups. Saddle that is used by Japanese is covered in a thick lacquer finish and the Chinese saddle is noted by the use of inlay work for ornamentation and Indian Saddle has colorful lacquer work with having a leather cover. The Indian Saddle is also known for their high angle and depth that protect a rider from fallen.
The picture show one of the popular Indian Saddle that is also known as silver saddle.
The Various parts of Asian Saddle:
- Seat: This is the part of saddle where a rider sits. It is usually lower then cantle for protection.
- Cantle & Pomel: This is the back side of the Saddle. The Pomel is a front and slightly raised area of the saddle.
- Tree: This is the base on which the rest of the saddle is designed. The size of tree determines the size of the seat for the rider as well its fit on the horse back.
Leather: This part of the saddle connects the stirrups to the saddle tree.
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