Improvements in or connected with Side Saddle Trees.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th ec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Side Saddle Trees.
We JOHN SYMONS of 154 Sloane Street in the County of Middlesex Saddler
and TOM URQUHART CLARKE of 51 Albert Street Rugby in the County of
Warwick Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In side saddle trees as at present constructed and more especially when the tree
does not properly fit the horse the offside of the tree at the withers comes in
contact with and presses against the offside of the backbone of the horse to the
discomfort and sometimes the injury of the horse and this effect is increased
when the rider becomes tired and drags to the near side thus heeling over the
suddle.
Now the object of the present invention is to so construct the saddle tree that
even in the event of the same not exactly fitting the horse or of the saddle heeling
over, the offside front of the tree at the withers will not come into contact with
the backbone of the horse.
For this purpose according to one arrangement we cut away or remove the front
of the tree at the withers upon the offside so that it is impossible for that part of
the tree to come in contact with the backbone of the horse even in the event of
the saddle heeling over to a considerable angle.
Or in lieu of entirely removing the cut away portion of the tree on the offside
at the withers as above described we in some cases hinge the same to the tree and
hold it normally in place by means of a light spring or in lieu of the hinged piece
we sometimes employ a piece of material in itself flexible.
As a modification of the device herein before described we form the tree at the
bearings with swellings or enlargements which will have the effect of holding the
tree away from the backbone of the horse and this device may if desired be
employed in combination with that herein before first described.
By the means hereinbefore described we render the saddle more comfortable to
the horse and avoid a common cause of irritation which not infrequently results in
danger to the rider.
Dated this 13th day of December 1893.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Side Saddle Trees.
We, JOHN SYMONS of 154 Sloane Street in the County of Middlesex Saddler,
and TOM URQUHART CLARKE of 51 Albert Street, Rugby in the County of
Warwick Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
In side saddle trees as at present constructed and more especially when the tree
does not properly fit the horse the offside of the tree at the withers comes in
contact with and presses against the offside of the backbone of the horse to the
discomfort and sometimes the injury of the horse and this effect is increased

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A side saddle tree formed in such manner that the tree at the withers cannot
come into contact with the horse even when the saddle is heeled over substantially
as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
2. A side saddle tree cut away or formed with a flexible part at the withers upon
the offside so that the tree at that part cannot come into contact with the horse
even when the saddle is heeled over, substantially as herein shown and described
and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 17th day of August 1894.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.