06-22-2013, 10:00 AM
I've finally got round to taking photographs of a contemporary saddle (from South America) so that you can see what I mean about there being pad saddle (Junkelmann) and other pad saddles. I assume it is based on what you think a pad is! In my context, it is a non rigid tree saddle.
The illustration is an artist's impression of a saddle from 3rd Century BC Bactria. The Altai Mountains steppe nomands' saddles are very similar (although possibly some evidence of wooden elements included in theirs).
Nothing like the Junkelmann idea, really.
The added padding on the top of the South American saddle (front and back) are stuffed leather. The two cylindical elements are rolled leather too and very strong. These sit comfortably on either side of the horse's spine. The "boards" on either side are also very rigid and my theory is that if you added stuffed leather horns as seen in depictions of Roman saddles, reinforced with the bronze horn pieces also in the archaeological record, you would have something sufficiently robust to account for the stretch marks (and reinforced stitching) otherwise used to indicate a wooden tree saddle favoured by Connolly.
The illustration is an artist's impression of a saddle from 3rd Century BC Bactria. The Altai Mountains steppe nomands' saddles are very similar (although possibly some evidence of wooden elements included in theirs).
Nothing like the Junkelmann idea, really.
The added padding on the top of the South American saddle (front and back) are stuffed leather. The two cylindical elements are rolled leather too and very strong. These sit comfortably on either side of the horse's spine. The "boards" on either side are also very rigid and my theory is that if you added stuffed leather horns as seen in depictions of Roman saddles, reinforced with the bronze horn pieces also in the archaeological record, you would have something sufficiently robust to account for the stretch marks (and reinforced stitching) otherwise used to indicate a wooden tree saddle favoured by Connolly.
Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
