sidesaddle

American  

[sahyd-sad-l] / ˈsaɪdˌsæd l /

noun

1. a saddle for women on which the rider sits, facing forward, usually with both feet on the left side of the horse.

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adverb

1. seated on a sidesaddle.

   The girl hunted sidesaddle.

Etymology

Origin of sidesaddle

1485–95; earlier syd saddyl. See side ¹, saddle

Example Sentences

Riding sidesaddle did not seem to be an option, so she tucked up her long skirt around both legs in order to perch on the seat.

From Literature

The “Cowboy Carter” album cover is an opening salvo, brandishing western and American symbols: Beyoncé holding an American flag while riding a white horse sidesaddle, with platinum-blond hair proudly streaming.

From New York Times

You already knew how to ride a horse, but you learned how to ride sidesaddle.

From Los Angeles Times

Mabel refused to ride sidesaddle — it was bad for the spine, she argued — so she dressed in a “bifurcated” skirt, mounted her horse like a man.

From Washington Post

And like Ginger Rogers — applauded for dancing as well as her partner Fred Astaire, but “backward and in high heels” — Elizabeth rode in these spectacles sidesaddle.

From Washington Post