Saddle cover زین‌پوش

A saddle cover is a woven piece laid over a horse's saddle, often with slits so that it fits round the pommel; Persian calls it zinpush. Turkmen and Persian weavers knotted them in pile, and the V&A holds nineteenth-century pile examples from Iran and Central Asia. Dealers also use 'saddle rug' for pieces laid under the saddle, as horse covers are.

Also saddle rug · saddle cloth · zinpush · Torkaman Saddle Cover

See also Turkmen, Khorjin (saddlebag)

Last reviewed November 2026