surcingle

Example Sentences

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He threw the stirrup over the top of the saddle and fished under the now quiet horse for her dangling surcingle.

From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.

The ordinary English trainer thinks that a good mouth may be made in two weeks, by strapping a colt's reins to his surcingle for an hour or two daily, and by longeing with a cavesson.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

In South America a ring fixed to the surcingle is used; while in Guatemala and Costa Rica the reata is tied to the end of the horse's tail!

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas

The duke was an old man, of a girth so enormous that he was obliged to wear a broad surcingle as support to his rotund paunch.

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r

As a saddle swings around on anything but a horse, it is easier to ride bulls and mules with a surcingle.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen