US 7,562,514 B2
	Saddles
Kenneth John Bates, Darlington (Australia)
Assigned to Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd., West Perth, Western Australia (Australia)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/588,874.
Claims priority of application No. 2005906128 (AU), filed on Nov. 04, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0137149 A1, Jun. 21, 2007
Int. Cl. B68C 1/02 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 54—44.5  [54/44.1]

5 Claims

1. A saddle for equestrian use, the saddle comprising flaps wherein the forward part of each flap is padded to form a knee roll, wherein each knee roll extends from a lower portion of its respective flap to an upper portion of its respective flap, wherein in a cross-section perpendicular to the extent of the knee roll, the rear face of each knee roll has a concave shape in a direction going from a base of the knee roll up to a peak of the knee roll, wherein the concave shape of the rear face is configured to conform to a shape of a rider's leg such that a rider's leg will tend to fit into the rear face when a lied thereto, and wherein the concave shape of the knee roll holds the rider's leg down so as to be retained against the saddle flap during working movements of the horse.