sidesaddle

[ sahyd-sad-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.

adverb

1. seated on a sidesaddle:

   The girl hunted sidesaddle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sidesaddle¹

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

Example Sentences

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

For Pimienta, that can include trudging through the mud, galloping sidesaddle, practicing synchronized routines on horseback with her escaramuza team, which consists of eight women.

From New York Times