Modern saddles provide new options for tree type, with the goal of sparing a horse pain from localized saddle pressure. But new Swiss research suggests that, at least when a horse trots, tree type ...

While you need plenty of accessories for successful horse riding, few are as crucial as your saddle. Not only does it affect how comfortable you are while riding, it also determines how comfortable ...

Everyone rode bareback or with just a saddle cloth until about the fourth century A.D. Early European saddles had no stirrups until the reign of Emperor Maurice (A.D. 582-602), after he learned about ...