saddlebow

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

saddlebow
    n 1: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn:
         {pommel}, {saddlebow}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saddlebow \Sad"dle*bow`\, n. [AS. sadelboga.]
   The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces
   which form the front.
   [1913 Webster]