Patent ID: 6223509
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B68C

Abstract:
A saddle tree for a horse saddle, said tree having:an arched body portion shaped to fit across a horse's back,a pair of laterally-spaced fork members which project downwardly from opposite sides of the arched body portion so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of a horse's body when in use, anda pair of laterally-spaced independently resiliently deflectable spring members projecting rearwardly from the arched body portion, said spring members being of blade-like shape curved to conform with the shape of a horse's back and having a length sufficient to extend along at least eight vertebrae when in use and a lateral spacing causing at least laterally-inner rear-edge portions thereof to rest on the relevant vertebrae when in use,the spring members having in plan view laterally-inner edges which are substantially parallel and laterally-outer edges which diverge in a curved manner from the arched body portion to a maximum just beyond halfway along their length and then converge towards their rear ends.