A mineral deposit associated with the crest of an anticlinal fold and following the bedding planes, usually found in vertical succession, especially the gold-bearing quartz veins of Australia.

plural of saddle reef

plural of saddle vein

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.

Part of a Western saddle protruding from the shoulders, designed to hold a rope for stopping animals.

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

Any of certain ascomycetous fungi of genus Helvella with an irregular cap resembling a saddle, especially Helvella crispa or Helvella lacunosa.

(idiomatic, of a person) Imposingly, impressively; resolutely; manfully.