According to The Washington Post:
Sidesaddle riding is making an unlikely comeback in the United States, greeted by many nostalgic equestrians as a delightful revival of a long-lost skill celebrating feminine modesty and elegance.
“I think there’s a real craving for glamour and the sense of tradition, kind of a return to elegance and a return to the way things were done,” said Maggie Johnston, 51, one of the race’s co-organizers and a longtime sidesaddle rider. “There’s a fascination with the history of sidesaddle.”
British writer Susanna Forrest…said…[n]o one is forcing a sidesaddle on anyone anymore…
“In the end…it’s all about choice.”
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