Stewart Edward White's diagram, and shows how the alforjas are lashed fast to the horse's back with a latigo (Fig.
It differs from an ordinary buckle only in that, in case the rig breaks, the strap can still be fastened like an ordinary latigo in the diamond knot.
Fasten your latigo or cinch straps to the lower ring.
It is a heavy oiled latigo strap, punched with buckle holes, passing through a cinch ring supplied with a large buckle tongue.
Swinging from the saddle he threw the stirrup over the seat and became immediately absorbed in the readjustment of his latigo strap.
Endicott pressed the outstretched hand with a mighty grip and turned swiftly away to fumble at his latigo strap.
He busied himself undoing the latigo strap of the hair cinch.
He went out and saddled up Morgana, who put her pretty head round and pretended to bite him as he pulled on the latigo strap to draw the cinch.
Now, these cinches, you see, come up to meet thelatigo straps on this side.
Antonio cautiously reached under the belly, caught the cinch, and, passing the latigothrough the rings, by a slow pull drew it tightly against the belly.
The trouble is to get the saddle on right, and then--that latigo dope!
Lite gave the latigo a final pull which made Pard grunt.
And she smiled before she added, "A latigo is just the strap that fastens the cinch.
I should worry about the country," said Muriel despondently, "if somebody would kindly tell me what looping up your latigo means.
When he reached his horse he could hear Joe not far off drawing the latigo of his saddle and whistling softly to himself, and in a few minutes the two were riding off toward the cattle.
If any of the latigo strings, or any of the strings of the saddle or the bridle were worn a little, they were taken off and new strings put there.
When he looked at it, after he got chucked, he found that that blasted porcupine had just taken a nip or two at the string that tied the latigo to the ring of the saddle.
Well, I was going to; but Jack said--" Irish stooped to pick up the latigo and did not finish.
He makes tighter the saddle; he is tying those latigo and he have the head bent leetle hit while he pull those latigo through the ring.
It was different when he cut your latigo strap in that rough-riding contest; yuh couldn't prove it on him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "latigo" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
