It's there in case one breaks
"Latigo" can be translated to English as "saddle strap" or "cinch strap." It is a piece of leather used in horseback riding to secure the saddle in place.
Girth
An English Breast Strap also called a breast girth, is a piece of tack used to keep a saddle in place. It prevents the saddle from slipping backwards and is most used when jumping.
If your sidesaddle is English it will most likely have three girths: 1. The main girth is a Standard English girth - this would be the same type of girth you would use on a regular "astride" saddle. If you have a "girthie" horse, consider a fleece lined girth for your horses comfort. 2. The second girth is a "Balance Strap" - not all sidesaddles have a "Balance Strap", if it does not have a balance strap it is not meant for Jumping. It prevents the saddle from popping up or shifting to the left if the rider is not balanced. The Balance Strap should be snug but not as snug and the main saddle girth. Note: Some sidesaddles have the "Balance Strap" sewn to the saddle and you would buckle the balance strap to the first billet. 3. The third girth is an "Over-girth", it holds down the flaps of the saddle and you would only need to fasten it tight enough to keep the saddle flaps secure.
AnswerPlace the strap on the saddle to transport it.
saddle
There is the girth, which buckles under the saddle skirt from under the horse's belly; the stirrup leathers, which attach the stirrup irons to the saddle; and there is the martingale, which stops the horse's neck from tossing.
Horn,pommel,swell,seat,cantle,rear jockey, concho, saddle strings, fender, rear cinch strap, stirrup, long latigo, cinch, short latigo (offside billet), seat jockey, latigo keeper, and gullet.
A saddle.
Its a strap that secures the cinch to the saddle.
There are twenty main parts that make up the Australian saddle. These are: -Horn -Pommel or Swell -gullet -the strap holder -front rigging Dee -blevins -hobble strap -tread cover -stirrup -fender -seat jokey -billet strap -leather rigging guard -skirt -rear rigging Dee -concho -back housing -cantle -seat -seat rise These parts are in order going anti-clockwide starting with the horn at thevery front of the saddle. These saddles are mostly used for western riding like you see cowboys using in the old western films!
Girth. :)