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

"Having people sit side-saddle with us is a big factor in developing that."

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2022

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

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2019

In 2017, the governing body ruled his putter used for a side-saddle stroke non-conforming.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 11, 2018

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