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Northwest Carriage Museum: Saddles (photo diary) [1]
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Date: 2025-03-05
We don’t know when humans first domesticated horses. We do know that horses first evolved in North America and then migrated across the Bering Land Bridge into Asia. About 8,000 years ago, the horse became extinct in North America. The earliest archaeological evidence for the use of saddles comes from Scythian sites in the Altai region and eastern Kazakhstan and from the Chinese site of Yanghai which have been dated to the fifth century BCE. The Yanghai saddle was found in a woman’s grave and placed in such a manner to suggest that she was riding on it. This finely made saddle was made from cowhide and stuffed with straw.
With regard to modern saddles, shown below are some of the saddles in the Northwest Carriage Museum in Raymond, Washington.
Shown above is a 1901 saddle made by the N. Porter Saddle Company, Phoenix, Arizona.
McClellan Saddle
The McClellan saddle is based on recommendations by Civil War General George B. McClellan and was the standard U.S. Cavalry saddle from 1859 to 1928. According to the Museum:
“The McClelland was thought to be more economical, easier to maintain and more comfortable for both the horse and rider.”
Shown above is a Mule Riding Saddle.
Shown above is another McClellan saddle.
Women’s side saddle
Note: These photographs were taken on October 10, 2024.
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