: a hornlike prolongation of the pommel of a stock saddle
Examples of saddle horn in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe first roper, known as the header, ropes the front of the steer, wraps the rope around a saddle horn and uses his horse to direct the steer to the left.—Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020 Fedinec is leaning over his saddle horn, eavesdropping intently.—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 25 Sep. 2020 The other end of the rope is attached to the saddle horn.—Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
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