| 1. | For very light use, saddle and girth may be replaced by a surcingle.
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| 2. | The breastplate primarily kept the surcingle from slipping back, not as the primary pushing object.
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| 3. | However, the surcingle and side reins are used as safety tools in the sport of equestrian vaulting.
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| 4. | Vaulting horses are not saddled but wear a surcingle ( or a roller ) and a thick back pad.
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| 5. | Empire waist dresses were belted with the same type of surcingle belts used on horse " coolers ."
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| 6. | Many surcingle designs allow the side reins to be attached at several different heights along the sides of the horse.
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| 7. | Compared to a saddle, a surcingle allows more precise adjustment of side reins due to the placement of additional rings.
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| 8. | The sliding side rein was designed to be attached to the outside rings of the surcingle, not between the legs.
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| 9. | Both the Scythians and Assyrians used pads with added felt attached with a surcingle or barrel for increased security and comfort.
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| 10. | Both a bitting rig and a classic surcingle with side reins are intended only to be used while longeing a horse.
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