barding

Another commonly included feature of barding was protection for the reins, so they could not be cut.

Late in the era, elaborate barding was used in parade armor.

I could even braid your tail up with some of the blue and silver cord that was with the barding.

The horse had no barding, but it was a war saddle, and the blanket was black with a red stripe.

Note that a Mage may ride a horse wearing barding, and this does not interfere with his ability to cast spells.

Light barding used only the upper lames.

The Warhorses which pull the War Altar wear armoured barding.

Everyone knew that Companions went about in elaborate blue-and-silver tack, with silver bridle bells and embroidered barding.

Metallic Flying Horse (Flying Barding)

When the last horse-Falconsbane's own mount, on the few occasions he chose to ride-was found, it was wearing a magnificent new hand-tooled black saddle, black barding, black tack.

He rode out the city gates, armored in scales of copper and jet and mounted upon a white charger whose striped pink-and-white barding matched the silk cloak flowing from the hero's shoulders.

For example, a Silver Helm Knight is a cavalryman wearing light armour, carrying a shield and riding a barded horse, his save is therefore 3+ (4+ with a further +1 on account of the barding).

Then along came spring and the barding and wandering season, and everything indoors began looking unspeakably dreary, and everything outdoors began somehow pulling at me, and next thing I knew I was on my way.

Two last-ditch darts slammed into him-one turned by his breastplate, and the other skipping off of the plate cuisse protecting his left thigh-while a third bounced from Satan's barding, and then Sir George was upon them.

Though sometimes it has been claimed that the design changes were used because of barding, the use of barding had fallen out of fashion by the time the most elaborate spur designs were created.

Yet even though he had never been as enamored of heavy horse as most of his contemporaries, or perhaps because he never had, he was delighted with the barding and horse armor the demon-jester's modules had created.

There was light barding that went along with the outfit, but after regarding it wistfully for a moment, Yfandes agreed that the barding would be far more trouble than it was worth and Vanyel bundled it away.

Kellen realized with relief that this time, when he rode out with Shalkan, he'd be doing it with a proper saddle; the Master Armorer took Shalkan's measurements, and in a few moments, several sets of saddles and barding had been brought for Shalkan to choose from.