1. the act or process of putting a saddle on an animal

1. placing a saddle on a horse or other animal
2. burdening someone with a responsibility or problem

Examples

• She spent the morning saddling her horse before the trail ride.
• The stable hand was saddling three horses for the riding lesson.
• The company is saddling employees with additional responsibilities.
• They’re saddling the new manager with all the previous problems.
• The saddling of the horses took longer than expected.
• After saddling up, the cowboys headed out to check the cattle.
• Stop saddling me with your mistakes.