crupper

He pulled her up onto the crupper behind him, then turned the horse's head toward home.

When the crupper was let out a hole or two it all fitted well.

However, sometimes a crupper is used in addition to breeching.

However, a crupper is more commonly used on riding animals in general.

Slowly three times, one after another, from a full crupper he mired.

The rear of the saddle is sometimes secured by a crupper.

The loop of a crupper is kept very clean.

She leaned over the crupper, ready for the jump.

A crupper is used to keep the equipment placed on a horse's back from slipping forward.

He alighted as the woman's head rolled from the crupper of her horse.

Donner came back just as Crupper finished his telephone conversation.

Use of a crupper is not common, but sometimes seen to keep the saddle from sliding forward on horses with a certain build.

A crupper has been a standard part of mule saddles for centuries.

"You won't have to worry about him any more," said Crupper curtly.

Crupper stared at the mud, then looked at me thoughtfully.

"You're not going to grind this man's axe for him, are you, Crupper?"

See Captain Crupper about getting the boys away from the power-house.

If it has buckles, the crupper is unbuckled and passed under the dock.

The crupper is used to stabilize the saddle or surcingle, not provide leverage.

Some harnesses with breeching use this as an anchor instead of a crupper.

The crupper strap may be single or double (forked).

"You'll want to see Captain Crupper - he's up at the dam.

The police car rolled to a stop quite close and Captain Crupper got out and came over.

But you'd better go on down there - you might find Captain Crupper, if he's still alive."

It was Crupper, no longer neat and trimly uniformed but looking like a tramp.