saddle

supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth
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saddle

Summary

saddle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • saddle is a type of equestrian equipment[2].
  • saddle is a type of seat[3].
  • saddle's Commons category is recorded as Saddles[4].
  • saddle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saddles[5].
  • saddle's Commons gallery is recorded as Saddle[6].
  • saddle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • saddle's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • saddle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • saddle's different from is recorded as Siodło[10].
  • saddle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
  • saddle's worn on is recorded as back[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include equestrian equipment[2] and seat[3].

Influence

Things named for saddle include bicycle saddle[13], a user interface[14] and saddlebag[15].

Why It Matters

saddle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).[1] saddle has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] saddle is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for saddle include bicycle saddle[13], a user interface[14] and saddlebag[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of equestrian equipment, seat
    Worn on back
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category Category:Saddles
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18371, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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