Chapter 8, Item 92a
Saddle types
The several sorts of Saddles.
A Running Saddle, is a small one with round Skirts.
A Burford Saddle, hath the Seat plain, and the Skirts plain and streight.
A Pad Saddle, of which there are two sorts, some are made with Burs before the Seat, others with Boulsters under the Thighs.
A French Pad Saddle, the Burs of it come wholly round the seat.
A Portmanteau Saddle, hath a Cantle behind the seat to keep the Portmantle or other Carriage off the Riders back.
A War Saddle, hath a Cantle and Boulster behind and before: also a Fore-Boulster.
A Pack-saddle, see numb.95.
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Chapter 8, Item 92b
Saddle parts
The parts of a Saddle.
The Tree, or Saddle Tree.
The Narfe, is the Sinews glewed on the Tree to strengthen it.
The Gullet Plate.
The Hinder Plate.
The Bars, are little Staples fastned to the Saddle Tree, to hang the Stirrops, and the Leathers to Girth withal, Some have for them
The Sivetts.
The Straps.
The Web fixt on the hollow of the Tree to keep the Seat up.
The Seat.
The Skirt of the Saddle some are round others plain.
The Crupper Buckle, or Crupper Loops.
The Pommell, or fore=part of the top of the Saddle.
The Pannel.
A Pad, a soft Seat fixed on the Saddle for old Men to Ride upon.
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Chapter 8, Item 92c
Saddle appendages
The Appendances of a Saddle.
The Girths, and its Buckles.
The Crupper, its ----- and the Trappings.
The Stirrops, and Leathers and Buckles.
The Breast Plate, with its Pendell.
The Bridle, with all its Appendents, as Bit or Snaffle, the Head Stall, the Fillet, the Throat Band, the Nose Band, the Rains with its Button and running Button and Loop.
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