Riding saddle with spring-loaded stirrup bracket

Abstract

A riding saddle comprising a saddle tree, a seat arranged thereon, and, on each side of the saddle, a stirrup holder attached to the saddle, which is particularly designed in the form of a hook. The saddle is characterized by one or a common damping device on each side of the saddle between the saddle tree and each stirrup holder and / or between the saddle tree and a saddle flap supporting a knee roll and / or between a saddle flap and a knee roll attached thereto, which damping device has a guide.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a riding saddle for use on a horse, in particular a saddle with rolls attached to the saddle flaps, which is designed as a jumping saddle and has, for example, saddle flaps that are drawn far forward and can have high rolls.

[0002] Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a riding saddle according to the invention from a conventional riding saddle.

[0003] The saddle according to the invention has a saddle tree, preferably with saddle tips at its front end, and on the saddle tree a seat cushioned towards the saddle tree, which extends along a longitudinal axis of the saddle tree and the saddle from its front end to its rear end and is preferably concave, e.g. with a cantle at the front end and / or a cantle at the rear end. The saddle tree is concave on its side facing the horse and convex on the side facing the seat. A stirrup leather is attached to the saddle on each side, in particular by means of a stirrup holder in the form of a hook, which is also referred to as a stirrup spring. A stirrup is attached opposite the end of the stirrup leather, which is hooked into the stirrup spring. The stirrup spring is preferably rigid as a stirrup holder, in particular in one piece, e.g.designed in the shape of a hook, optionally a small projection of the fall spring can be pivotable at least at its end facing the cantle.

[0004] The stirrup holder on each side of the saddle can be attached directly to the saddle tree by means of the damping device according to the invention, or the damping device according to the invention can be connected indirectly to the saddle tree, e.g. by attaching the damping device to an element of the saddle connected to the saddle tree, e.g. to an element fixed between the saddle tree and the seat or to a large saddle flap, e.g. between the large saddle flap and the knee roll. For attachment to a horse, a saddle girth can be attached to the saddle, which can be tightened around the horse's belly when the saddle is on its back. The longitudinal axis of the saddle or saddle tree extends along the horse's back when the saddle is on a horse. A saddle tree can be one-piece or multi-piece and, for example,made of wood, metal, carbon, preferably plastic, optionally fiber-reinforced, or a combination of metal and plastic.

[0005] A saddle is generally fitted to a horse so that when the saddle is placed on the horse the seat has a desired inclination to the horizontal between the front and rear ends or along the longitudinal axis. A stirrup holder has a first hook shank which, when the saddle is resting on a horse's back, is arranged approximately horizontally up to the inclination of the seat. For example, the first hook shank, onto which a stirrup leather is pushed, can be arranged approximately parallel to the seat. The stirrup holder is generally closed towards the cantle and open towards the cantle in order to slide a stirrup leather towards the cantle onto the hook shank and to remove the stirrup leather from the hook orto slip from the first hook shank when the stirrup leather is loaded in the direction of the cantle, in particular as a safety device if the rider falls from the saddle. According to the invention, a second hook shank connected to the first hook shank is preferably connected to the saddle tree by means of the damping device, so that the shock absorber has a stop at one end due to the connecting region of the first and second hook shanks, in particular is closed at one end of the first hook shank. In general, the second hook shank can be arranged parallel to or at an angle to the first hook shank.

[0006] The saddle according to the invention has the advantage of behaving normally during normal riding, e.g., when the horse is at rest and / or when walking, trotting, or cantering, and preferably does not provide any suspension for the stirrup supports. This is also referred to as the first position. The saddle has the advantage for jumping, particularly when the horse lands at the end of a jump, of distributing or dampening the load exerted on the stirrup supports and / or the knee rolls by the rider's mass over a period of time. State of the art

[0007] US 1301838 describes a saddle in which the seat is movable and spring-loaded on posts that stand vertically on a pack saddle with two plates to be arranged lengthwise of the horse, which is intended to lie on a horse's back.

[0008] EP 3981736 A1 describes a riding saddle with a damping device with a lever pivotally connected to a support, which is spring-loaded and only springs a stirrup holder when the lever is pivoted away from the support over an apex.

[0009] DE 201 03 545 U1 describes a stirrup leather with an elastic intermediate piece for suspension, optionally with a parallel, shatter-proof and longer connecting piece.

[0010] DE 92 14 548 U1 describes a compression spring as a damper for a stirrup leather, which is guided in a tube that is loaded by the stirrup against the spring.

[0011] FR 330 368 A describes as a damper for a stirrup leather parallel compression springs or damping elements which are guided in a housing and are loaded by a beam on which the stirrup leather hangs. Object of the invention

[0012] The object of the invention is to provide an alternative riding saddle, preferably a jumping saddle, which allows for the damping of impact loads, in particular for the damping of impact loads such as those which occur when a horse jumps due to the weight of a rider when landing after a jump. The riding saddle should preferably only provide damping during certain phases of the horse's movement, in particular when a jumping horse lands on its front hooves, and more preferably less or no damping of the load during other phases of movement, e.g. during a horse's take-off or during a gait such as a walk, trot or canter. Furthermore, the damping device should have as flat a structure as possible and should preferably be attached below a large saddle flap. Description of the invention

[0013] The invention solves this problem with the features of the claims and, in particular, with a riding saddle having a saddle tree, a seat arranged thereon, and, on each side of the saddle, a stirrup holder attached to the saddle, which is particularly designed in the form of a hook. The saddle according to the invention is characterized in that, on each side of the saddle, between the saddle tree and each stirrup holder and / or between the saddle tree and a saddle flap carrying a knee roll and / or between a saddle flap and a knee roll attached thereto, one or a common damping device is attached. Each stirrup holder and knee roll can each be attached to a separate damping device, with the stirrup holder being attached to a damping device attached to the saddle tree, and the knee roll being attached to a damping device attached to the large saddle flap.In embodiments in which a damping device is mounted between the saddle tree and the large saddle flap, the large saddle flap is optionally pivotably and displaceably mounted on the saddle tree at a distance from the damping device, e.g. by means of a further damping device according to the invention.

[0014] The damping device has a link guide which has at least one link and at least one sliding piece guided thereon so as to be longitudinally displaceable, wherein the link can be an elongated hole, a groove or a rail with which the sliding piece is in engagement, with a spring element which loads the sliding piece into a terminal position on the link and / or in particular in the direction of the cantle, or consists thereof.

[0015] The damping device can have exactly one link and exactly one sliding piece or two spaced-apart sliding pieces guided thereon for longitudinal displacement, or the damping device can consist of these. Alternatively, the damping device can have two links and exactly one sliding piece or two spaced-apart sliding pieces in each link, or the damping device can consist of these. In a damping device that has two links, the links can have the same shape and orientation and be offset from one another, in particular arranged parallel with an offset from one another and / or arranged with their longitudinal extent along a common axis in order to form a guide for parallel displacement.Alternatively, exactly one guide rail connected to a stirrup holder, one of two guide rails connected to a stirrup holder, or both of the guide rails connected to a stirrup holder can be arranged and / or shaped to move the stirrup holder parallel to the stirrup holder or with a tilting movement about a tilting axis that is in particular perpendicular to the guide rail and perpendicular to the direction of movement, which runs e.g. along an arc. In the case of a damping device that has at least one sliding piece or two sliding pieces guided on exactly one guide rail, the sliding pieces can be rotationally symmetrical or rotatable along the guide rail, e.g. sliding pieces designed to be stretched along the guide rail and optionally mounted to be rotatable. Alternatively, exactly one sliding piece guided on a guide rail can be guided along the guide rail in a rotationally fixed manner.Two sliding pieces that are guided on exactly one guide rail can also be guided along the guide rail in a rotationally fixed manner.

[0016] The guide rail can be straight, preferably the guide rail is curved, more preferably curved in an arrangement on the saddle in which at least one or both ends of the guide rail are mounted at a greater distance from the seat than the apex of the curved guide rail. An arched guide rail is preferably mounted on the saddle in such a way that at least one end of the guide rail is arranged further away from the seat than its apex, wherein in particular the end of the arched guide rail is arranged further away from the seat than its apex, the end that is arranged closer to the cantle or further from the cantle. In a damping device that connects a stirrup holder designed as a hook to the saddle tree, the end of an arched guide rail is preferably arranged further away from the seat than its apex, the end that is closer to the open end of the stirrup holder.

[0017] Preferably, a straight-line guide is arranged horizontally, e.g. parallel to the seat, or rising in the direction of the cantle and / or in the direction of the closed end of a stirrup holder when the saddle is placed on a horse's back, so that the damping device does not have a spring effect when loaded, e.g. by a stirrup leather, which acts vertically, but only a spring-loaded damping effect and / or spring effect when loaded in the direction of the cantle and / or in the direction of the closed end of the stirrup holder.

[0018] Generally, one of the slider and slider can be connected to the saddle tree or the large saddle flap and the other of the slider and slider can be connected to the stirrup holder or a knee roll.

[0019] The guide rail can be attached to a guide rail support, e.g., consist of at least one guide rail designed as a rail or have at least one rail attached to a guide rail support, wherein the guide rail support can be a plate or a part of the saddle tree. Alternatively, the guide rail can be formed in a guide rail support in the form of an elongated hole or a groove. The guide rail support can be designed as a plate, which is e.g., attached to the saddle tree, or the guide rail support can be formed integrally with the saddle tree, e.g., as an elongated hole or groove in the saddle tree or in a leg, in particular the second hook leg of a stirrup holder, or as a rail section, which is attached to the saddle tree or a leg, in particular the second hook leg of a stirrup holder. Optionally, the guide rail can, e.g.,be designed as an elongated hole, groove or rail on the first leg of the stirrup holder onto which the stirrup leather is pushed, or on a second leg of the stirrup holder which is connected to the first leg.

[0020] In one embodiment, the at least one link is designed as an elongated hole or groove in a link support connected to the saddle tree, which is e.g. a metal plate connected to the saddle tree, or in the saddle tree, and the at least one sliding piece, which is slidably guided on the at least one link, is attached to the stirrup holder, preferably to its second leg. Alternatively, the at least one link is attached as a rail to the saddle tree or to a link support connected to the saddle tree, and the at least one sliding piece, which is slidably guided on the at least one link, is attached to the drop spring. The spring element can be a tension spring or compression spring attached between the drop spring and the link support or the saddle tree. Generally speaking, the spring element is arranged at a distance from the link and approximately parallel to the longitudinal extent of the link.

[0021] Generally, one end of the spring element can be fixed to the stirrup holder, e.g. by means of the fastening device for a sliding piece on the stirrup holder or to a stop on the stirrup holder, and the other end of the spring element can be fixed to the saddle tree or to a link support connected to the saddle tree, e.g. to a stop on the saddle tree or the link support. The spring element can be designed, for example, as a spiral spring, a rubber spring, or a gas spring. In the case of a damping device arranged between the saddle tree and the stirrup holder, the spring element is preferably arranged along the second leg of the stirrup holder, to which the damping device is attached. In the case of a stirrup holder designed as a hook, the spring element is more preferably arranged between the first and second legs of the stirrup holder.

[0022] In an alternative or additional embodiment, at least one link is designed as an elongated hole or groove in or as a rail on the drop spring and the at least one sliding piece guided on the link is attached to the saddle tree.

[0023] In an alternative or additional embodiment, the large saddle flap is longitudinally displaceable, e.g. on a further damping device, and connected to the saddle tree at a distance therefrom by means of a damping device. The damping device is preferably formed by a link designed as an elongated hole, groove or rail, which is attached to the saddle tree and at least one sliding piece which is displaceably guided on the link and is attached to the large saddle flap. Alternatively, the one link designed as an elongated hole, groove or rail can be arranged on the large saddle flap, preferably in a link support which is attached to the inside of the large saddle flap facing the saddle tree, and the at least one sliding piece can be attached to the saddle tree. The spring element is attached at one end to the large saddle flap and at its other end to the saddle tree.

[0024] In general, the final position into which the spring element loads the slider or the link is closer to the cantle than the position into which the shock spring, a large saddle flap and / or a knee roll can move along the link against the force of the spring element.

[0025] In an alternative or additional embodiment, a knee roll is connected to the large saddle flap by means of a damping device.

[0026] The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the figures, which schematically show exemplary embodiments of the damping device in Fig. 1 with a tension spring as a spring element, Fig. 2 with a compression spring as a spring element, Fig. 3 with a gas spring, Fig. 4 with two straight-line guides, each with a sliding piece, Fig. 5 with a straight backdrop with two sliding pieces in it, Fig. 6 with a straight backdrop with two sliding pieces in it, Fig. 7with a straight backdrop with two sliding pieces in it, Fig. 8 with a straight backdrop with two sliding pieces in it, Fig. 9 with a backdrop designed as a rail, Figs. 10, 11 and 12 during the movement sequence, Fig. 13 on the saddle tree for a stirrup holder, Fig. 14 on the saddle tree for a stirrup holder and additional damping devices for a large saddle flap, Fig. 15 on the saddle tree for a stirrup holder and additionally on the large saddle flap for a knee roll show.

[0027] In the figures, like reference numerals designate functionally equivalent elements. Generally, each of the schematically illustrated guides 3, 4 can independently be a slot, a groove, or a rail, and each slider 5, 6 can be slidably engaged therewith. Generally, the figures show the damping device on the right side of a saddle, so that the closed end 16 of a stirrup support 10, which generally points toward the cantle, is shown on the right side of each figure. Fig. 1 to 14 Embodiments of the damping device are shown as examples between a stirrup holder and a saddle tree shown at least in sections.

[0028] The Figures 1 to 3show, in a top view of the partially illustrated outside of a saddle tree 1, guides 3, 4 are attached to the saddle tree 1 adjacent to its tip 2, which are arranged parallel to one another, so that the sliding piece 5, 6 guided in each case leads to a parallel displacement of the stirrup holder 10 when moved along the guides 3, 4. The stirrup holder 10 is generally attached to the saddle tree 1 below and parallel to the seat in this illustration. The guides 3, 4 are formed in an arc-shaped arrangement on the saddle, in which one or both ends of the guides are attached at a greater distance from the seat than the apex of the arc-shaped guides when the saddle is arranged on a horse's back. The stirrup holder 10 is designed here as a one-piece hook, the first leg 12 of which serves to hold a stirrup leather, is arranged below and optionally approximately parallel to the second leg 13.

[0029] In each embodiment, the spring element 11 counteracts the movement of the stirrup holder 10 with its closed end 16 forward, or counteracts the movement of the stirrup holder 10 in the direction away from the cantle and in the direction of the cantle.

[0030] In Fig. 1the sliding pieces 5, 6 are fixed to the stirrup holder 10, so that when the stirrup holder 10 is arranged on the outside of the saddle tree, the guides 3, 4 are partially covered by the stirrup holder 10 (shown here in dashed lines). The spring element 11 is designed as a tension spring which is attached between the saddle tree 1 and the stirrup holder 10 and loads the stirrup holder 10 in the direction of the cantle. The spring element is fixed to a stop 14 on the stirrup holder 10 and with its opposite end to a stop 7 on the saddle tree 1. The spring element 11 can be designed, for example, as a spiral spring or as a rubber tension spring. The stirrup holder 10 is designed as a hook which has an open end 15 only in the direction of the cantle, has a closed end 16 opposite this and has a first leg 12 for receiving a stirrup leather.The sliding pieces 5, 6 are mounted in a second leg 13 of the stirrup holder 10.

[0031] In general, the sliding pieces 5, 6 can alternatively be fixed to the saddle tree 1 and the guides 3, 4 can be attached to the stirrup holder 10.

[0032] The Fig. 2 shows an embodiment in which the spring element 11 is formed by a compression spring that is tensioned between a stop 7 on the saddle tree 1 and a stop 14 on the stirrup holder 10 and loads the stirrup holder 10 in the direction of the cantle. Therefore, the spring element 11 counteracts the movement of the stirrup holder 10 with its closed end 16 forward or in the direction of the cantle.

[0033] The Fig. 3shows an embodiment in which the spring element 10 is designed as a gas pressure spring, which is optionally pivotably attached to a stop 14 of the stirrup holder 10 and, also optionally pivotably, is attached to a stop 7 on the saddle tree 1.

[0034] The Fig. 4 to 10 show embodiments in which the guides run in a straight line and can preferably be arranged approximately parallel to the plane of the seat and / or horizontally when the saddle is placed on the horse.

[0035] The Fig. 4shows the damping device with two straight, parallel guides 3, 4 arranged along a common axis, into which a sliding piece 5, 6 each engages. In this illustration, the sliding pieces 5, 6 are attached to the second leg of the stirrup holder 10 and the guides 3, 4 are attached to the saddle tree. The first leg 12 projects, as is generally preferred, over the saddle tree 1. Even with straight guides 3, 4, especially when these are arranged horizontally or rising towards the cantle and / or towards the closed end 16 of the stirrup holder when the saddle is placed on a horse's back, the damping device has no spring effect under load, e.g.by a stirrup leather, which acts vertically, but only a spring-loaded damping effect and / or spring effect when loaded in the direction of the cantle and / or in the direction of the closed end 16 of the stirrup holder, in particular during the landing phase of a jump.

[0036] The Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the damping device with exactly one link 3, which is, for example, straight, with two sliding pieces 5, 6 that slidably engage with the link 3. The link 3 is formed on or in the saddle tree 1, the sliding pieces 5, 6 are attached to the second leg of the stirrup holder 10.

[0037] The Fig. 6shows a damping device with a tension spring as the spring element and with exactly one rectilinear guide 3, which is arranged horizontally when the saddle is placed on the horse and parallel to the seat, and in which two spaced-apart sliding pieces 5, 6 are slidably guided. The stirrup holder 10 is connected to the damping device at its second leg 13 by the sliding pieces 5, 6, which engage in the guide 3. The first leg 12, onto which a stirrup leather can be hooked, is arranged beyond the sliding pieces 5, 6, so that the first and second legs 12, 13 have an elongated shape instead of a hook. In the elongated form, the first leg 12 of the stirrup holder 10.

[0038] The Fig. 7 shows a damping device similar to that of Fig. 6but with a stirrup holder 10 in an elongated form, in which the first leg 12 is offset parallel and arranged further away from the plane of the seat than the second leg 13, which is connected to the damping device.

[0039] The Fig. 8 shows a damping device consisting of precisely one link 3, with which two spaced-apart sliding pieces 5, 6 engage in a longitudinally displaceable manner, on a stirrup holder 10 designed as a hook, the first leg 12 of which is arranged closer to the seat than the second leg 13, so that the first leg 12 is above the second leg 13 when the saddle is placed on the horse. The spring element 11 is a tension spring arranged between the first and second legs 12, 13.

[0040] The Fig. 9shows exactly one link 3, which is designed as a rail and is attached to the saddle tree 1. The stirrup holder 10, designed as a hook, is slidably engaged with the link 3, e.g. by means of clamps or rollers that engage on opposite longitudinal edges of the rail.

[0041] The Fig. 10 shows, using the example of a stirrup holder 10 designed as a hook, which is attached to the saddle tree 1 by means of a damping device, the position of the damping device in a horizontal position of the saddle on a horse's back, in which the spring element 11 is not loaded. The damping device here consists of two parallel arched guides 3, 4, with each of which exactly one sliding piece 5, 6 is displaceably engaged. The end of each arched guide 3, 4, which is closer to the cantle, is further away from the seat than its apex. With the inclination movement of the saddle tree 1, which in Fig. 11 to Fig. 12is shown, in which, for example, the toe tip 2 or the front cantle is moved further downwards than, for example, the rear cantle is moved, the stirrup holder 10 moves along the guide rail against the effect of the spring element 11 to an end position in which, for example, the spring element 11 is maximally loaded between its stop 7 on the saddle tree 1 and the stop 14 on the stirrup holder 10. During this inclination movement, which occurs particularly when a horse lands at the end of a jump, the damping device dampens the load or distributes the load over the duration of the movement along the guide rail against the effect of the spring element 11. The end position of the guide rail at maximum load on the spring element 11 is shown in Fig. 12shown. When the inclination of the saddle is returned, e.g., to an approximately horizontal position of the seat surface, the spring element 11 can guide the guide rail into the unloaded position in which the spring element is unloaded.

[0042] In general, the damping device according to the invention has the advantage of only allowing displacement or suspension relative to the saddle tree 1 in an inclined position of the saddle tree 1, so that in a horizontal arrangement of the seat surface there is no displacement or suspension, for example of a stirrup holder.

[0043] The Fig. 13 shows a saddle with a saddle tree 1, to which a damping device is attached, as is generally also the case in Fig. 1is shown. The large saddle flap 20, which here is firmly connected to the saddle tree 1, covers the dashed area of ​​the saddle tree 1. The stirrup leather 21, which supports the stirrup 22, rests with its opposite end on the first leg 12 of the stirrup holder 10, which is attached to the saddle tree 1 by means of the damping device consisting of guides 3, 4 and sliding pieces 5, 6 engaging therein and guided therein. The guides 3, 4 are arranged approximately parallel to a seat surface 23 resting on the saddle tree 1. The stirrup leather 21 can run concealed by the large saddle flap 20 or on the large saddle flap 20 and, as shown, through an opening in the large saddle flap 20 to the stirrup holder 10. The saddle tree 1 generally extends from the cantle 24 along the seat surface 23 to the cantle 25.

[0044] The Fig. 14shows a saddle in which the stirrup support 10 is attached to the saddle tree by means of a damping device, generally as described with reference to Fig. 14 described, and independently of this, the large saddle flap 20 is connected to the saddle tree 1 by means of an additional damping device. The damping device, which connects the large saddle flap 20 to the saddle tree 1, has a spring element 11a, which loads the large saddle flap 20 in the direction of the cantle 25, and a guide rail, which has two spaced-apart, approximately parallel guide rails 3a, 4a with movable sliding pieces 5a, 6a engaging therein. The damping device, which connects the large saddle flap 20 to the saddle tree 1, effects resilient damping when the roll 26 attached to the large saddle flap 20 is loaded in the direction away from the saddle tree, in particular when a horse lands at the end of a jump.

[0045] The Fig. 15shows a saddle in which the stirrup holder is attached to the saddle tree by means of a damping device consisting of two parallel guides 3, 4 and sliding pieces 5, 6 that can be moved therein. The large saddle flap 20 is firmly connected to the saddle tree, and the knee roll 26 is connected to the large saddle flap 20 by means of a damping device according to the invention. This damping device is illustrated using the example of two guides 3b, 4b, into which a sliding piece 5b, 6b engages. A spring element 11b, which connects the large saddle flap 20 to the knee roll, loads the knee roll 26 in the direction of the cantle 25 and counteracts any movement of the knee roll 26 away from the saddle tree 1. Reference symbols:

[0046] 1 saddle tree 13 second leg 2 Ortspitze 14 stop 3, 3a, 3b backdrop 16 closed end 4, 4a, 4b backdrop 20 large saddle flap 5, 5a, 5b sliding piece 21 stirrup leathers 6, 6a, 6b sliding piece 22 stirrup 7 stop 23 Seat 10 Stirrup holder 24 Front cantle 11, 11a, 11b spring element 25 Hinterzwiesel 12 first leg 26 flat rate

Claims

1. Riding saddle with a saddle tree (1) and a seat (23) arranged thereon, which extends between a front cantle (24) and a rear cantle (25), with a large saddle flap (20) on each side of the saddle, with a damping device on each side of the saddle, to which a stirrup holder (10), the large saddle flap (20) and / or a knee roll (26) is attached, characterized in that the damping device has at least one link guide with a spring element (11) which is designed to load the stirrup holder (10) attached to the damping device, the large saddle flap (20) and / or the knee roll (26) in the direction of the cantle.

2. Riding saddle according to claim 1, characterized in thatthe link guide has a link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) designed as an elongated hole, groove or rail, which is fixed to the saddle tree (1) and at least one sliding piece (5, 5a, 5b, 6, 6a, 6b) is in engagement with the link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) and is guided so as to be displaceable along the link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b).

3. Riding saddle according to claim 2, characterized in that the elongated hole or groove is formed in the saddle tree (1) or in a plate mounted on the saddle tree as a guide support.

4. Riding saddle according to claim 1, characterized in that the guide rail has a guide rail (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) designed as an elongated hole, groove or rail, which is fixed to a stirrup holder (10) designed in the form of a hook and at least one sliding piece (5, 5a, 5b, 6, 6a, 6b) fixed to the saddle tree (1) is movably guided on the guide rail (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b).

5. Riding saddle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the link guide has two links (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b), each with at least one or exactly one sliding piece (5, 5a, 5b, 6, 6a, 6b) displaceably guided thereon.

6. Riding saddle according to claim 5, characterized in that the two links (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) are arranged parallel to one another with an offset and / or are arranged with their longitudinal extension along a common axis in order to form a guide for parallel displacement.

7. Riding saddle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) is curved and at least one end of the link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) is arranged further away from the seat surface (23) than its apex.

8. Riding saddle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in thatthe link guide has exactly one link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) which is designed as an elongated hole, groove or rail in a metal plate and two spaced-apart sliding pieces (5, 5a, 5b, 6, 6a, 6b) are displaceably engaged with the link (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b).

9. Riding saddle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each large saddle flap (20) is connected to the saddle tree (1) by means of a damping device.

10. Riding saddle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a knee roll (23) is attached to each large saddle flap (20) by means of a damping device.

11. Riding saddle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in thatthe stirrup holder (10) is designed as a hook, of which a first leg (12) is designed to receive a stirrup leather (21) and the second leg (13) connected to the first leg (12) is connected to the saddle tree (1) by means of the damping device.

12. A method for producing a riding saddle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a damping device is fixed to the saddle tree (1) of the saddle, which has a guide with a spring element (11) which is designed to load the stirrup holder in the direction of the cantle.

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