saddle seat
noun
: a slightly concave chair seat (as of a Windsor chair) with sometimes a thickened ridge at the center front
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Start with a hearty dinner at the downstairs steakhouse before heading up to grab a saddle seat at the bar.
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Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2025
Tickled Pink Memorabilia Mall in Louisville. nuts & bolts: Home for the horses
Owner: Jo Cornell, who is a saddle seat equitation instructor.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
The ride also comes outfitted with premium accessories such as an embossed solo saddle seat, white center-spoked wheels and a Klock Werks flared wind deflector.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2023
The mezcal and tequila bar, Bodega Mezcaleria, stocked with the country’s artisan labels, remains open for sipping from sustainable coconut cups while straddling a saddle seat, whether on a noon or midnight whim.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 16 May 2022
The American Royal is a show that is deep in tradition for saddle seat riders dating to its inception in 1905.
—Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
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Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2025
Tickled Pink Memorabilia Mall in Louisville. nuts & bolts: Home for the horses
Owner: Jo Cornell, who is a saddle seat equitation instructor.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
The ride also comes outfitted with premium accessories such as an embossed solo saddle seat, white center-spoked wheels and a Klock Werks flared wind deflector.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2023
The mezcal and tequila bar, Bodega Mezcaleria, stocked with the country’s artisan labels, remains open for sipping from sustainable coconut cups while straddling a saddle seat, whether on a noon or midnight whim.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 16 May 2022
The American Royal is a show that is deep in tradition for saddle seat riders dating to its inception in 1905.
—Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
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“Saddle seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20seat. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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