sidesaddles
Both legs together
Sidesaddles are saddles designed for riding with both legs on the same side of the horse, historically used by women wearing skirts.
The rider sits sideways rather than astride, with a special horn or pommel to secure the leg position.
The design allowed women to ride in formal dress while maintaining modesty according to social conventions of the time.
Though largely replaced by riding astride, sidesaddle riding persists as a specialized equestrian discipline.
Saddle's front knob
- stirrupMounted rider's foot support
- girthMeasurement around something
- cantleRear saddle projection
- horsebackAtop a steed
dressage · trot · canter · gallop · equitation · bridle · reins · mounting
Befitting refined femininity
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- gracefulElegant in movement
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- demureModestly reserved in manner
decorum · propriety · skirts · gowns · petticoats · amazon · genteel · refinement
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
nobility · gentry · debutante · chaperone · gentility · heritage · costume · re-enactment
Not equal on both sides
- off-centerNot at the midpoint
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- postureBody position, alignment
stability · equilibrium · compensation · adjustment · centered · positioning
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- revivalReturn after decline
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
nostalgia · continuity · classical · time-honored · legacy · pageantry · parade · exhibition
pommel
Saddle's front knob
horseback · dressage · trot · canter · gallop · equitation · bridle · reins · mounting · dismounting
ladylike
Befitting refined femininity
demure · decorum · propriety · skirts · gowns · petticoats · amazon · genteel · refinement · dignity
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- antiqueOld valued collectible
aristocracy · nobility · gentry · debutante · chaperone · gentility · heritage · costume · re-enactment · museum
asymmetrical
Not equal on both sides
- off-centerNot at the midpoint
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
posture · stability · equilibrium · compensation · adjustment · centered · positioning
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- revivalReturn after decline
preservation · nostalgia · continuity · classical · time-honored · legacy · pageantry · parade · exhibition · competition