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 ...

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Not long after Deb Callister of Mt. Prospect started using her first custom-made saddle on her appaloosa gelding Hawk, the horse was startled by a barking dog while loping down a forest preserve trail ...

On a recent episode of Discovery channel's hit TV show "Auction Kings," I was asked to review, authenticate, and appraise an Arabian saddle. It wasn't just any old saddle, it was an Arabian saddle ...

Master saddle maker Jeff Gollehon and his young colleague Sterling Campbell spend a good share of their work week cutting, wetting, shaping and tooling hand-crafted saddles in the loft area of Grizzly ...

Working without stirrups is rarely the favourite part of a rider’s training, but it has immediate benefits in improving your seat – and fitness. Here, we look at three no-stirrup exercises that work ...