Historical Riding

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An early 19th-century English caricature, mocking women who rode astride. | The earliest depictions of women riding with both legs on the same side of the horse can be seen in Greek vases, sculptures, and Celtic stones. Medieval depictions show women seated aside with the horse being led by a man, or seated on a small padded seat (a pillion) behind a male rider. Ninth century depictions show a small footrest, or planchette added to the pillion. These designs did not allow a woman to control a ho
Henry Hintermeister Pastel Woman On Horse Autumn
Equine Art. Henry Hintermeister: Woman on Horse in Autumn. Vintage or Antique
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Inez Milholland Boissevain riding astride in the suffrage parade in Washington DC, 1913. In her short life she strived to improve the working conditions of children and the lives of African Americans. (colorized photo)
A (Not So) Short History of Women Riding Astride
A (Not So) Short History of Women Riding Astride – Susanna Forrest
Special Collections, University of Missouri Libraries
'Portret van Catharina de Grote te paard', 1762 / Vigilius Ericksen (1722-1782).
Madame de Pompadour — “Portrait of a young Amazon” by Giacomo Ceruti,...
Madame de Pompadour — “Portrait of a young Amazon” by Giacomo Ceruti,...
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Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is laced with muscle, and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; there is nothing so quick, nothing more patient......All our history is his industry. We are his heirs, he our inheritance. Ladies and Gentlemen--the Horse!" - Ronald Duncan
Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff
"Equestrian Portrait of Catherine II the Great of Russia," by Vigilius Erichsen. As the legendary Preobrazhensky Guards cheered, Catherine dressed herself in their uniform and jumped astride a white steed to lead the coup, sword at her side. Source: Musee des Beaux-Arts: Bridgeman Art Library/Random House via Bloomberg
Horsey ladies; or, trop d'amazones - random equestriennes
Amazon - Miss Irena Luca
Miss Irene Luca, by Polish artist, Wojciech Kossak, 1921
A LOVE FOR THE OLD WILD WEST | VINTAGE AMERICANA POSTCARDS
Circa 1943 — Dixie Lee Reger, Jumping Car on Her Famous Horse. Dixie Lee one of Rodeo’s best trick riders, and who is not afraid to ride. This photograph shows her riding her famous Palameno horse when he jumps this brand new car and clears it by almost four feet. It is an easy stunt, try it some time when you get a new car. — Image by © Lake County Museum/CORBIS
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Two riders in jodhpurs pose with their mounts in 1935. They were members of the Denver Equestrian Association. Denver Post file photo.