What is the primary purpose of a horse saddle?
Correct answer: For riding
Yana
DawnyG, My Uncle Johnny had no horses on his farm but plenty of cows. Got to have a very short ride on one of those when I was a little kid. Silly but fun.
turtle
I, Claudius, Great information
I, Claudius
The earliest saddles were likely simple pads or cloths placed on horses for rider comfort, eventually evolving into the framed saddles we recognize today. These early saddles, used before 800 BC, lacked stirrups and were initially just fastened with a girth. The development of a solid saddle tree, which provided a more stable and supportive structure, came later around 200 BC.
DawnyG
I’ve rode on horses a few times, the last time the horse kicked both it’s back legs and I fell off, I was ok though and got straight back on