What is the saddle used by a horse jockey called?

Question

What is the saddle used by a horse jockey called?

Answer 1

A saddle. Duh!

Answer 2

tack

Answer 3

It is a saddle:

saddle

A Thoroughbred racing saddle is the lightest saddle used, weighing less than two pounds.

saddle cloth

A cotton cloth which goes under the saddle to absorb sweat. It usually has the horse's program number and sometimes, in major races, its name.

saddle pad

A piece of felt, sheepskin, or more usually, foam rubber, used as a base for the saddle.

Tack refers to all the equipment combined:

tack

1) Rider's racing equipment. Also applied to stable gear. 2) As a verb, a jockey, including his/her equipment, as in He tacks 112 pounds

Answer 4

TACK.  A Racing Saddle.  Exercise Saddle.  Equine racing tack.  I think that about covers it.  Then there's Pro gear, pro tack, etc.  All depends on who you talk to.