Shaped or curved like a saddle. / Having a saddle-shaped marking; saddleback.

(of riding a horse) with a saddle, rather than bare-backed

present participle of sadden

Causing feelings of sadness.

The darkening of a colour during dyeing.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sadden

A pad placed under a saddle on a horse, like a saddle blanket but thicker.

a blanket that is placed under a saddle (as a cushion and to protect the horse's back); a numnah

plural of saddle tree

The base on which the rest of the saddle is built. Usually based on wood or a similar synthetic material, it is eventually covered in leather or a leatherlike synthetic. The tree size determines its fit on the horse's back as well as the size of the seat for the rider.