Other lots include the weighing room scales, urns from the Royal Box and Frankie Dettori's weighing room saddle tree.
Everything begins with the saddle tree. It's the foundation for the saddle; the frame upon which everything else is built.
A wall hanging discovered in a 5th century tomb in Pazyryk, clearly shows a Sarmatian rider mounted on a ridged saddle tree with pronounced pommel and cantle but no stirrups.
These arms are the "points" of the saddle tree, and their angle is important - they establish the width of the tree (that centimeter measurement you hear so much about) and must parallel the angle of the horse's body.
Definition of saddle tree in US English:
saddle tree
noun
A frame around which a saddle is built.
鞍架
Example sentencesExamples
Everything begins with the saddle tree. It's the foundation for the saddle; the frame upon which everything else is built.
A wall hanging discovered in a 5th century tomb in Pazyryk, clearly shows a Sarmatian rider mounted on a ridged saddle tree with pronounced pommel and cantle but no stirrups.
These arms are the "points" of the saddle tree, and their angle is important - they establish the width of the tree (that centimeter measurement you hear so much about) and must parallel the angle of the horse's body.
Other lots include the weighing room scales, urns from the Royal Box and Frankie Dettori's weighing room saddle tree.