Riding saddle with two-stage girth strapping system

Abstract

Riding saddle having a two-stage, additionally elastic girth for fastening on a horse. Due to the two-stage, preferably elastic girthing, the riding saddle has the advantage of a firm fit on the horse's back. It has shown that due to the girthing according to the invention, an otherwise identical saddle slides forward significantly less on the horse during riding.

Claims

1. A saddle, comprising a saddle tree, at least one first girth strap fixed on one side of the saddle, at least one second girth strap fixed on an opposite side of the saddle, a chamber opening having saddle panels mounted therein, and a additional strap arranged between the saddle tree and the saddle panels, a first end of the additional strap being connected to the at least one first girth strap and an opposite second end of the additional strap being connected to the at least one second girth strap, wherein at least one of the first and second ends of the additional strap is configured to be connected in at least two positions to one of the at least one first and at least one second girth straps at attachment points, such that a section of the additional strap extending between the attachment points is adjustable to at least two lengths, wherein at least one of the at least one first and at least one second girth straps comprises a girth strap eyelet and the additional strap is arranged through said girth strap eyelet and at least one additional strap eyelet is arranged on a section of the additional strap facing away from the saddle tree, which additional strap eyelet is arranged adjacent to the girth strap eyelet.

2. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein the additional strap is elastically stretchable under tensile load.

3. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the additional strap is connected to the at least one second girth strap.

4. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein the additional strap is configured to first load the saddle panels and subsequently load the saddle tree against a horse's back upon loading the girth straps.

5. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the attachment points is formed by an adjustable connection which is releasable and closable in at least two positions.

6. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the attachment points comprises a latching pin inserted into an eyelet which is arranged on the section of the additional strap facing away from the saddle tree.

7. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein one of the attachment points has an eyelet in which a Y-shaped section of the at least one first girth strap is arranged as a loop.

8. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein the additional strap between comprises a tension spring which is stretchable under tensile load and which extends between the saddle panels.

9. A method for manufacturing a saddle comprising saddle, comprising a saddle tree, at least one first girth strap fixed on one side of the saddle, at least one second girth strap fixed on an opposite side of the saddle, a chamber opening having saddle panels mounted therein, and an additional strap arranged between the saddle tree and the saddle panels, a first end of the additional strap being connected to the at least one first girth strap and an opposite second end of the additional strap being connected to the at least one second girth strap, the method comprising providing a saddle having a saddle tree with at least one girth strap on each of the opposite sides of the saddle, with a chamber opening with saddle panels mounted therein, and arranging an additional strap between the saddle tree and the saddle panels such that the opposite ends of the additional strap are each connectable to one of the girth straps, wherein the additional strap comprises an elastically stretchable section between non-elastically stretchable sections which is arranged in the area between the saddle panels, the non-elastic sections being each connectable to one of said girth straps.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the additional strap between sections comprises a tension spring which is stretchable under tensile load, and has at least two spaced eyelets at at least one of its ends.

11. The saddle according to claim 1, wherein the additional strap is connected to the at least one second girth strap beyond the saddle panels.

Description

(1) The invention is now described with reference to the figures, which schematically show in

(2) FIG. 1 components of a saddle according to the invention,

(3) FIGS. 2A and 2B a preferred additional elastic strap,

(4) FIG. 3 a latching pin and in

(5) FIG. 4 a preferred attachment point.

(6) In the figures, identical reference numerals denote functionally identical elements, the additional strap is representatively designated as an elastic strap.

(7) FIG. 1 shows, in cross-section with respect to the longitudinal axis of a saddle tree 1, girth straps 2 attached to opposite sides 1a, 1b of the saddle tree 1, the sections 3 of which girth straps 2 are attached to the saddle tree 1. The sections 3 of each girth strap 2 can e.g. form a Y-girth, which in the form of a loop runs through an eyelet 4 of each girth strap 2. In the chamber opening 5, saddle panels 7 are connected to the saddle tree 1 on both sides of the longitudinal axis 6 (perpendicular to the drawing plane). The saddle panels 7 are connected to one another by means of a chamber leather 8 which extends over the chamber opening 5 on both sides of the longitudinal axis 6.

(8) The elastic strap 10 runs between the saddle tree 1 and the saddle panels 7 with the chamber leather 8, which elastic strap 10 is fixed at opposite attachment points 11, 12 by means of a girth strap in each case. The attachment points 11, 12 can be formed by the eyelets 4 or can be arranged along the girth straps 2 at a greater distance from the saddle tree 1. Therein preferably, one attachment point 11 forms a first end 11a of the strap 10, the opposite attachment point 12 forms a second end 12a of the strap.

(9) The elastic strap 10 in its section extending between the saddle panels 7 and/or along the chamber leather 8 can have an elastic section 13, for example a tension spring, e.g. made of rubber, elastic fabric or spring steel, and apart from that can be non-stretchable, e.g. made of leather or nylon fabric.

(10) FIG. 2A shows an elevation top view onto an embodiment of an elastic strap 10 which has an elastic section 13 extending preferably in the spacing between the saddle panels 7. The elastic section 13, for example made of rubber, is connected at opposite ends to non-elastic sections 14. The non-elastic sections 14 can have, as shown here, a connecting region 14a which in a Y-shape connects non-elastic sections 14 to the wider elastic section 13.

(11) As a part of attachment points, the elastic strap 10 has eyelets 15 arranged at opposite ends, here as preferred at least two spaced eyelets 15 at each of the opposite attachment points 11, 12 at opposite ends 11a, 11b.

(12) FIG. 2B shows for the embodiment of FIG. 2A rotated by 90 in side view that the elastic section 13 can consist of at least two parallel elements 13a, in particular of two parallel tension springs.

(13) FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a latching pin 20 that can be pushed through one of the eyelets 15 of the elastic strap 10, when the eyelet 15 is arranged on the section 14b of the elastic strap 10 facing away from the saddle tree 1, and adjacent to an eyelet 4 attached to a girth strap 2. Therein, the latching pin 20 can have a long leg 20a that is insertable into one of the eyelets 15 of the elastic strap 10, and a short leg 20b that serves as a handle and forms a stop on the elastic strap 10.

(14) FIG. 4 shows a preferred embodiment of the attachment points 11, 12 with a Y-shaped section 3 of the girth strap 2, which Y-shaped section 3 is arranged as a loop through an eyelet 4. The elastic strap 10 has a non-elastic section 14 extending through said eyelet 4, wherein at least one of the eyelets 15 of the elastic strap 10 or of its non-elastic section 14 is arranged on the section 14b of the elastic strap 10 facing away from the saddle tree 1 or from the elastic section 13. A latching pin 20 can be pushed through one of the eyelets 15 arranged on the section 14b facing away from the elastic section 13 of the elastic strap 10 to form one of the attachment points 11, 12.