For the cowboys, who needed something comfortable and easy to stay in for many hours each day. They also needed a saddle horn to "dally" the rope around when they had to drag a calf to the fire or something.
A tribe called the sarmatains invented the saddle in 365 A.D.
There is no equivalent to a saddle horn on an English saddle. The English saddle has no horn to any equivalent. The Western saddle was made for the cowboys, who needed something to help anchor the rope to after roping a cow. This is where the Western saddle was invented, designed for comfort for long days of hard riding in the saddle, and for usefulness, which is why it has all the little straps to tie things to, perfect room for saddle bags and such, and with the saddle horn having the direct purpose of dallying the rope. The English saddle was not used by cowboys, and therefore, there was no use for a saddle horn, so there is nothing there.
a saddle horn is on a western/american saddle
It's called a cinch on a western saddle.
The main difference is that a Western saddle has a horn, while an English saddle does not.
There are over 20 parts to a western saddle. Which 4 do you want to know?
I would do a close contact saddle or for western, a tree less saddle
You can use a western saddle on any breed of horse or pony providing they have been trained in western riding.
Saddle trees are made of wood or fiberglass.
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 .
Black Saddle was on TV 1959-1960.
A western saddle and bridle. andalina