Greek Saddleblankets?

[Kineas]

I have to say that I recently (see another thread) did a day of javelin throwing on horseback in period kit, and we were bareback, and it never bothered me at all. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that saddle blankets are more for the horse than the rider, and if you use multiple horses you won't really need a pad. But again, and many non-riders don't understand this--every horse is different, with a different back and a different profile and, frankly, a different amount of fat over the contact area. A bony or high-back bone would be very uncomfortable and you'd want a pad every time-so would the horse!

But there's no single truth, and riding bareback on a the right horse with no blanket is comfortable and you can do it for days. Some where on this list there's pictures!