No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.
See also: Saddle in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.” No default posture. No proper coloration. The term "caparisoned" indicates that the horse is draped with a decorative cloth.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.
A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.” No default posture. No proper coloration. The term "caparisoned" indicates that the horse is draped with a decorative cloth.
Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist: Unknown Illustrator (Illustration 323).
Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 323.)
A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.” No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Michael der Gross von Bergen.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Michael der Gross von Bergen.
A seat that can be rested on a beast’s back to make it easier to ride. Default orientation: upright, facing dexter. Proper coloration: brown leather.
Source: Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch of 1605 (Arms of Die Sattelin). Artist: Johann Siebmacher. .
Source: Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch of 1605. Artist: Johann Siebmacher. (Arms of Die Sattelin.)
A seat that can be rested on a beast’s back to make it easier to ride. Default orientation: upright, facing dexter. Proper coloration: brown leather.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.
