surcingle

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When girthed tie the string surcingle over the saddle; besides holding the reins, it now prevents the flaps flying up.

From Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding by Greenwood, George

These descending ropes are carried forward on the sides of the body and tied to the surcingle and to the neck collar.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The girth and surcingle are of leather, with an ordinary woolen saddle-blanket.

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes

This may be overcome by fastening it to a suspender attached to a surcingle or passed over the body and attached to the opposite leg.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

He immediately pulled up his horse, and, dismounting, unstrapped the surcingle of his saddle.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 by Various