A Bronze Rising: Battle, Such as it is
The sight of the bruises on his face and arms, his once crisp uniform torn in several places and his hands bound to the saddle of the horse he rode made my fire bladder hot.
They Come
With the name tsu-khan, the name of flesh which he resides, he took over the steppe lands one at a time until he amassed an army of a quarter million veteran horsemen, born of the saddle. with it, he took over the yellow empire in the east.
Dig my Grave in Reno, part one
But it wasn't his rugged good looks that attracted attention the day he walked into tucson, dragging his horse behind him; it was the rolled-up camp-fire blanket that lay slumped across the saddle, containing a shape that could only be a dead body.
Mare Talk
If a saddle causes me pain, i will remember it next time i see that saddle. i cannot imagine something so vague that i cannot even be frightened of what may be there." "but that's just it! what if i cause you pain?
The Sealed Planet: Chapter 21
It felt strange not sitting on a proper saddle while riding arcturus, especially since without the saddle, it would hurt my backside more.
A Chronicle of Lies - Chapter 14: The Relos
Vincent watched as tuls pulled himself up onto the saddle using a series of stirrups. _hell...it's more like a rope ladder,_ he thought.
Firebirds and Gryphons
If you want the saddle to rest on other spots, it will press into them uncomfortably due to the lower bearing area. the saddles that they use are made in vealan, that's why i know about it.
Firestorm
Trough in the silence that followed the admiral stepped from her saddle. “walker!" admiral evans snapped at him. “given the unusual situation of this i will let this go one time, but you don't talk to any dragon without their riders permission got it?"
The Karn Dominion, The Hybrid Wars, Last Stand of the 7th Caprinae Cavalry.
Riding their horses to the base of the ridge the troopers dismounted and taking the saddle bags full of ammo and other supplies they sprinted up the slopes to find the best positions they could and dug in.
Emerald Secrets Chapter 10: Mutual Affection
There is no saddle back here." "don't worry lyndis." cordenth replied with a smile, "i will be as gentle and as graceful as one of your little kitty cats."
The Shadow Knight Chronicles: Chapter 1: The Shadow Knight
Umbra arrived on cue, as usual, and i placed the princess onto the saddle. "y--you--you're--i know who you are.", i heard from behind me. i turned to see the prince still cowering on his fat ass. "really? i didn't know i had a reputation.
Knights of Taliber
The man doesn't stop roland's swing, instead he deflects it to his left but grabs hold and pulls roland right out of his saddle to sprawl onto the hard cobblestone floor.