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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: came a crupper on that one #85995 11/24/2002 5:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear wofahulicodoc: Remember the wide gulf between English and Western riding styles I believe "crupper" is and English term. I don't ever remember seeing one on a Western saddle. And if there were one, the cowboys would ;have called it something else. Incidentally, there is a related term - "come a cropper" meaning to fall off your horse; or as a metaphor to have some notable misadventure. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: came a crupper on that one #85996 11/24/2002 6:11 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 So this is what they meant by señal del ataharre por debajo de la cola, en las nalgas de la caballería? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: came a crupper on that one #85997 11/24/2002 9:10 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ...the wide gulf between English and Western riding styles. I believe "crupper" is an English term. Yes. On the other hand, the URL I cited sited? or even sighted? :-) has another section on English saddles, and "crupper" isn't mentioned on that part either. So perhaps it has another name too, used by some people somewhere... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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