Wiktionary’s first sense of saddle is a rider’s seat set on a horse’s back. The saddle emoji here follows it: Horse, then Seat, one of two emoji CLDR files under seat.
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Rider, tack and boot, by the search words
CLDR is the word list behind emoji search. It files equestrian under Horse alone and riding under Horse racing and six cyclists. Tack, bridle, stirrup and reins lead nowhere, and boot leads to Hiking boot and Woman’s boot.
English and Western
Wikipedia sets the two apart by the horn: it goes with the Western saddle, and an English saddle is flatter and has none. So the Western combo opens with Cowboy hat face and the English one with Horse face, the only emoji filed under dressage, a sport ridden in an English saddle.
Questions and answers
Is there a saddle emoji?
Not by that name. Unicode’s emoji list, version 18.0, has four emoji with horse in the name and none named for a saddle, a bridle or a stirrup. 🐎💺, Horse then Seat, is the nearest pair.
Is there a horse saddle emoji?
🐎💺 is the one on this page. For a saddle with someone in it, 🏇 Horse racing is the only emoji CLDR files under jockey. The combo Sidesaddle adds two boots, since that rider sits with both legs on one side.
Is there a bike saddle emoji?
No. Wiktionary counts the seat of a bicycle or motorcycle as a saddle, and neither has an emoji of its own. Bike saddle is 🚲💺 and Motorcycle saddle is 🏍️💺.
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Closest emoji 18
🚲BicycleU+1F6B2. Filed under bike and cycling. Emoji 0.6.
🐪CamelU+1F42A. Filed under camel and hump. Emoji 1.0.
🎠Carousel horseU+1F3A0. Filed under carousel and horse. Emoji 0.6.
🪑ChairU+1FA91. The other emoji filed under seat. Emoji 12.0.
🤠Cowboy hat faceU+1F920. Filed under cowboy and cowgirl. Emoji 3.0.
🫏DonkeyU+1FACF. Filed under donkey, burro and mule. Emoji 15.0.
🧤GlovesU+1F9E4. Filed under gloves. Emoji 5.0.
👜HandbagU+1F45C. Filed under bag and purse. Emoji 0.6.
🥾Hiking bootU+1F97E. Filed under boot and outdoors. Emoji 11.0.
🐎HorseU+1F40E. The only emoji filed under equestrian. Emoji 0.6.
🐴Horse faceU+1F434. The only emoji filed under dressage. Emoji 0.6.
🏇Horse racingU+1F3C7. The only emoji filed under jockey. Also filed under riding. Emoji 1.0.
🏍️MotorcycleU+1F3CD U+FE0F. Filed under motorcycle. Emoji 0.7.
🏵️RosetteU+1F3F5 U+FE0F. Filed under rosette. Emoji 0.7.
🐎💺SaddleHorse, then seat.
💺SeatU+1F4BA. One of two emoji filed under seat. Emoji 0.6.
🧼SoapU+1F9FC. Filed under soap and cleaning. Emoji 11.0.
👢Woman’s bootU+1F462. Filed under boot. Emoji 0.6.
Saddle kinds 9
🚲💺Bike saddleBicycle, then seat.
🐪💺Camel saddleCamel, then seat.
🐴💺English saddleHorse face, then seat.
🏍️💺Motorcycle saddleMotorcycle, then seat.
🫏📦Pack saddleDonkey, then package.
🏇💺Racing saddleHorse racing, then seat.
🐎👜SaddlebagHorse, then handbag.
🐎💺👢👢SidesaddleHorse, then seat, then woman’s boot, twice.
🤠🐎💺Western saddleCowboy hat face, then horse, then seat.
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Saddle characters 5
革Leather, as a Han characterU+9769. Leather or animal hides, by the Unihan database. It is the left half of 鞍.
◡Lower half circleU+25E1. A deeper seat.
騎Ride, as a Han characterU+9A0E. Ride horseback, or mount, by the Unihan database.
鞍Saddle, as a Han characterU+978D. Saddle, or any saddle-shaped object, by the Unihan database.
⌣SmileU+2323. Unicode’s name for it. Low in the middle and up at both ends, as a seat is.
Typed saddles 3
,\____/|A Western saddle: a horn in front, a high back.
\____/The seat alone: up at the front, up at the back. Plain ASCII.
pommel · seat · cantleA saddle from front to back, in Wikipedia’s words for its parts.
Saddle drawings 2
Saddled horse, drawnSeven lines: a horse facing right with a saddle and a stirrup on its back.
Western saddle, drawnSeven lines: a horn, a deep seat, a high back and one stirrup. Needs monospaced text.
Saddle lines 7
back in the saddleFor the first ride, or the first Monday, after a break.
long day in the saddleFor a trail ride, or a bike ride.
new saddle, same wobbly riderFor the first photo with it.
saddle up, lesson at ___For a riding lesson. Fill in the time.
saddled with the group projectThe verb, in Wiktionary’s sense of burdened with a task.
stirrups too long. againFor whoever rode the horse last.
tack cleaned. boots, not yetFor the evening after the yard.
Tack room combos 10
🐴💺🏵️Horse showHorse face, then seat, then rosette.
🎁💺🐎New saddleWrapped gift, then seat, then horse.
🐎💺🌲Ride in the woodsHorse, then seat, then evergreen tree.
🔙🐎💺Riding againBACK arrow, then horse, then seat.
📅🐎💺Riding lessonCalendar, then horse, then seat.
⛰️💺⛰️Saddle between two hillsMountain, then seat, then mountain.
🧼💺✨Saddle soapSoap, then seat, then sparkles.
🐎💺⬆️Saddle upHorse, then seat, then up arrow.
💺📚😩Saddled with homeworkSeat, then books, then weary face.