Saddles

In a saddle having a rigid one-piece tree with a forward pommel and a rearward cantle and conformed on its underside to fit properly atop the back of a horse and on its upper side to comfortably seat a person astride the saddle, a cinch removably mounted to the saddle for encircling the girth of the horse and stirrups adjustably hung from respective sides of the saddle, the improvement comprising:

• a pair of comparatively wide, flat and laterally-enclosed sleeves centrally depending from between said pommel and cantle and individually from respective sides of said tree;
• a pair of rigid rings individually disposed within and substantially confined against lateral movement by the respective lower end portions of each of said sleeves;
• adjustable fastening means for securing respective ends of said cinch between said rings;
• a flexible strap having its opposing ends secured to respective ones of said rings and extending from said rings through said sleeves and said tree and over the top of said tree;
• and a covering layer atop said tree for separating said strap from said person, whereby said sleeves, rings, fastening means and strap inhibit fore, aft or rocking movement of said saddle on said horse.