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“development of saddlery ... runs parallel with the development of the equine species itself.”
The Scythians, one of the greatest horse peoples in ancient history, employed a felt saddlecloth and leather saddle joined by straps underneath. This early Christianera invention predates the next most important invention by nearly 2000 years.
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