A robust wooden frame reinforced with steel plates and covered in tooled leather, designed with a high pommel and cantle to brace the rider during combat impacts and lance work. The saddle is fitted with multiple attachment points for shield, lance, and armor, and sits deeper and heavier than a traveling saddle to anchor the rider in violent movement. Cavalry officers and professional men-at-arms commission custom war saddles fitted to their horse’s temperament and their own frame; a good war saddle can be passed down through campaigns and decades of service.
Saddle, War
Steel-reinforced wood, high pommel, cantle; braces rider in lance-work, combat impacts.