I've just had a minor revelation.

I always thought that when women rode side-saddle they just sat sideways on a normal saddle. But turns out there's a special pommel to hook one leg over. It was hidden by the skirts so I never realised. This made it easier to control the horse and go fast without wearing pants.

I think this is what started the rot that led to women riding astride and then driving cars and having opinions.

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Riding-SideSaddle/

#HorseWomen #HorseRiding #HorseHistory

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Jetzt auf der AfA Webseite online: Text von Peter Moser zu den Versuchen, „multifunktionale Tiere in monofunktionale Projektionsflächen zu transformieren“: https://histoirerurale.ch/pdfs/Moser_Grenzen2021.pdf
#SwissHistory #ruralhistory #histCH #archivCH #animalhistory #HumanAnimalStudies #HorseHistory

Still completely obsessed with this image of a jacketed whale skull being dragged from a dig by a hard working horse. Part of the @nhmla’s paleo art collection that I curated back in 2018 #whale #paleoart #horse #horsehistory