Do any women ride sidesaddle anymore?

Answer 1

Riding sidesaddle used to be the only way women rode horses. It is not very popular anymore but is still seen in show rings around the country. Learn how to ride sidesaddle by following these steps.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate
Steps
1Step OneSit on the horse as you would a regular saddle but with your right leg across the saddle in front of you. Sit straight up as normal with your shoulders and hips even and square with the horse's hips and shoulders. Your back should be straight.
2Step TwoAdjust your weight so that you are not leaning into the left stirrup or hanging on with your right knee too much. Your weight should be balanced and even so as not to cause you or the horse's back to become sore.
3Step ThreeKeep your shoulders and hips even on both sides. Your right shoulder and hip should not be sitting any further forward than your left shoulder and hip. You will have to remind yourself of this in the beginning.
4Step FourTurn to the right when you are first learning to ride sidesaddle. You can keep your balance better when the horse is turning to the right because of the position of your body.
5Step FiveWalk and trot towards the right while learning, slowly working your way up to a lope.
6Step SixStop your horse by pulling slightly more on the right rein. This will also help keep you balanced.
7Step SevenRide towards the left only after you feel comfortable with your weight and placement of your legs.
Tips & Warnings
Don't try to do perform any difficult maneuvers before you and your horse are comfortable with riding sidesaddle.

Answer 2

Good question . I did see ride it one lady about 3 years ago in Munich , Germany . By the way , she was with her father , look really good and smile at me and want to talk but I keep pedaling because was really cloudy and I want to make it to camping site .......... Who knows if I was wrong because I do not stop and do not take any picture of her sidesaddle . Sometimes happened .

Answer 3

I personally don't but, I have seen some people ride sidesaddle in arabian horse show classes ..... I prefer western or english, however

Answer 4

Well there are Sidesaddle shows and competitions, so yes women do. Most women have migrated to riding "astride" though. I ride straddling the horse but yes there are still women that do. Probably lots of women in Europe ride astride, since they still have royalty, and quality, and gentry over there, and it was higher classes of women that usually rode astride, back in time.

Answer 5

Uh, this is a forum for CYCLING, not horseback riding. Can't say that I've ever seen someone ride a bike that way tho....

Answer 6

This should be in the horse section shouldn't it?

Other than for county shows or retro events - no.

Luck

Answer 7

Yep.

http://www.sidesaddle.org/

Answer 8

You can't pedal if you ride a bike sidesaddle - duh!