side-saddle

British  

noun

1. a riding saddle originally designed for women riders in skirts who sit with both legs on the near side of the horse

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adverb

1. on or as if on a side-saddle

   to be riding side-saddle

Example Sentences

Those with keen ears might have noticed that during Alicia Keys’ beguiling Grammy Awards performance, which she began sitting side-saddle between two pianos to play Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag,” she mentioned Hazel Scott.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

The sleeve shows Beyoncé riding side-saddle on a horse that's been identified as a Lipizzaner - whose coat turns from black to white over its lifespan.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

She rode side-saddle and bareback on her white horse.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2019

It doesn’t look great, but we’ve got to give Bryson DeChambeau credit for actually going through a side-saddle putting trial.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 13, 2016

One of them was King Pellinore, and he had his arm round the waist of a stout, middle-aged lady in a side-saddle skirt.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White