The Cinch.
its part of the saddle, and theres also the saying "it'll be a cinch" meaning it will be easy.
The main difference is that a Western saddle has a horn, while an English saddle does not.
A roping saddle , which is a Western type of saddle , has a 'slick fork' which facilitates the dismount of the rider ~ see related link below .
the western equivalent to a girth is a cinch.
If your horse has the saddle on and you go to your horses left look at the saddle. if u go from the seat and towards the back where the tail is (the right) the part closes to the tail. (Go on google.com and type in saddle diagrams and youll find what your looking for.)
Its called the "waist"
the back of the saddle is the cantle
Saddle can be a noun or a verb.
A stirrup is not a part of a horse, but rather a part of a saddle that a horse wears. Stirrup leathers are leather strips with holes punched every inch, in which a buckle fits. The stirrup leathers hold the stirrups (on a western saddle) or irons (on an English saddle) which is what the rider places his foot in. The ball of the foot is balanced into the stirrup.
The curved part of a saddle is called the "seat."
To ride a horse, usually with some speed and gusto. Comes from a part of a Western saddle, the fork.
frame The hard part of a saddle is called a saddle tree.
A saddle bow is the front part of a saddle, arched up like a bow.