cantle

Rider's rear support

The cantle is the raised back part of a saddle, curving upward behind the rider's seat.

It provides support and helps keep the rider from sliding backward: He gripped the cantle as the horse descended the steep trail.

The front equivalent is the pommel.

saddle

pommel

Saddle's front knob

seatPlace for sitting
gulletThroat or food passage
skirtWaist-hung lower garment

fender · jockey · stirrup · girth · cinch · crupper · breeching · leather · horn · panel

fragment

piece

A portion or segment

portionDivided share given
segmentDistinct part of whole
slicePortion cut off

corner · section · part · remnant · chunk · bit · morsel · wedge · cutting · division

Opposites

saddle parts (front vs. back)

cantlepommel

Saddle's front knob

saddlebow · fork · horn · swells

Phrases

thieves' cantCoded criminal vocabulary
Canton SystemQing single-port trade restriction
cant hookLog-rolling lever tool

Family

recant, decant, cant, canton, cantilever

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G