Barding (talent)

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Saddle	Inept	0 %	A rider's seat atop a mount.
Saddlebag	Inept	0 %	Storage for an adventurer on the go.
Saddlecloth	Inept	0 %	Padding for beneath the saddle.
Caparison	Inept	1 %	A decorative covering for your mount.
Harnessing	Inept	1 %	The harness, reins, and bridle for your steed.
Horseshoes	Inept	1 %	Footwear for improved traction.
Armour	Inept	2 %	Protective metalwork for your steed.

Saddle	A rider's seat atop a mount
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Details:	CRAFT <design> Saddles consist of the seat (typically boiled leather) and a belly strap. They can have a saddle horn to grip, and stirrups to secure feet while riding (as well as aide mounting).
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Saddlebag	Storage for an adventurer on the go
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Details:	CRAFT <design> A saddlebag is two paired compartments, one on either side of the mount (to balance the load), draped overtop by a long strap.
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Saddlecloth	Padding for beneath the saddle
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Details:	CRAFT <design> Padding beneath a saddle is important, whether it is a woven blanket or quilted cloth. Often times, riders emblazon these in their colours and crests, without the full coverage of a caparison.
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Caparison	A decorative covering for your mount
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Details:	CRAFT <design> Often times reaching the hock/knee of the leg and fully covering the sides, chest, and and hindquarters, caparisons were often emblazoned with the rider's colours and crest. They are also often paired with armour, and used in tournaments and in the field.
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Harnessing	The harness, reins, and bridle for your steed
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Details:	CRAFT <design> Typically leather, a mount's harnessing can encompass the bridle and rein as well as further supports for saddlebags, saddles, or potential fixtures for bearing heavier or larger loads.
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Horseshoes	Footwear for improved traction
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Details:	CRAFT <design> Horseshoes (or simply adapted 'shoes' for non-hoofed steeds) are nailed into the hoof, and protects the hoof from wear.
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Armour	Protective metalwork for your steed
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Details:	CRAFT <design> There are many kinds of mount armour. Chainmail with thin plates, or splints, have been used in the past, as well as constructions reminiscent of full plate. Criniere protect the neck, peytral the chest, and croupiere and flanchards the hindquarters and flank (flanchards often attach to the saddle).
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