I find it hard to believe that all women rode only side-saddle.
PJ doesn’t know WTF he’s talking about.
“I find it hard to believe that all women rode only side-saddle.”
They didn’t. they mostly rode like the men did. On McClellan saddles, the ones with the holes in the middle.
The side saddle was primarily used by the upper classes as they were extremely expensive. I have seen women on side saddle jump fences on the hunt and it is impressive.