He had dismounted, and was tightening the cinches of his saddle.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine
I have found that the usual cord cinches are apt to wear sores just back of the shoulder.
"Camp and Trail"
Stewart Edward White
A stable-boy slid from her back on one side as Bull Page threw the saddle across her from the other; hostlers caught at the cinches, while others hurriedly rubbed the legs of the quivering mare.
"Nan of Music Mountain"
Frank H. Spearman