1. English Saddles Presentation Part 2: Types #8899-D

2. Forward Seat Saddles Designed to stop rider from interfering with horse when jumping Previous style saddles allowed rider to lean back over the jump

3. Forward Seat Saddles Gives rider more security when jumping Has knee rolls to hold rider’s legs in place Allows rider to lean forward when horse gallops or jumps fences

4. Forward Seat Saddles Hunt seat riders prefer forward seat saddle Eventing riders prefer knee rolls Hunters or jumpers may favor close contact saddle without knee rolls – Rider may feel closer to horse to position legs more freely

5. Forward Seat Saddles Hunters - horses judged subjectively while jumping fences – Also ridden in fox hunts Jumpers - horses that jump at shows & judged on jumping height & time

6. Saddle-Seat Saddles Gaited horses strive to show lots of action & arch their necks Proud of conformation Because they carry their necks high & arched, center of gravity is further back

7. Saddle-Seat Saddles Shows off animated action & arched neck Lets rider shift his or her weight back

8. Saddle-Seat Saddles Cut-back pommel with straight flaps Flat seat Really shallow Sit back two or three inches further than forward seat saddle

9. Dressage Saddles Almost a cross between forward seat & saddle- seat types Similar to saddle-seat saddle – Flaps are straight – Center of gravity farther forward

10. Dressage Saddles Usually have knee rolls, similar to forward seat saddles Seat is deep & shorter than that of saddle-seat type Stirrup bars directly beneath rider’s thighs

11. Dressage Saddles Rider can keep straighter leg & ride with longer stirrups Features: – Keep rider’s weight to rear – Brace rider’s back – Allow rider to use leg pressure at girth to activate horse’s hindquarters & make it work

12. Racing Saddles Most radical form of the forward seat saddle Americans invented racing saddle British adopted it in the 1800s

13. Racing Saddles Jockeys ride forward with very short stirrups & hands just a few inches from horse’s mouth – Can stay with horse’s center of balance at fast gallop Very small & light with weight of only one & one- half pounds without stirrups

14. All Purpose and Polo Saddles Very versatile Trail riding Elementary jumping Dressage Polo

15. All Purpose and Polo Saddles Polo - game played by two teams of three or four players Each on horseback Equipped with long handled mallets for driving small wooden ball through opponents’ goal

16. All Purpose and Polo Saddles Encourages modified forward seat – Rider can sit on seat bones in middle of saddle Deeper seat & straighter flaps than forward seat close contact saddle – Not to extent of dressage saddle Often have padded knee rolls

17. Summary Riders use English saddles for various purposes – Jumping – Polo – Dressage – Racing – Showing gaited horses – Eventing

18. Summary Forward Seat Saddles: – Foundation for English style riders – Designed to stop rider from interfering with horse when jumping

19. Summary Saddle-seat saddles: – Cut-back pommel – Straight flaps – Flat seat – Really shallow

20. Summary Dressage saddle: – Almost a cross between forward seat & saddle-seat types – Straight flaps like the saddle-seat – Center of gravity is farther forward like a forward seat

21. Summary Racing saddles: – Most radical form of forward seat – Very small and light weight All-purpose saddle: – Very versatile