tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669855405770863227.post604984755529127093..comments2023-06-25T08:42:20.708-06:00Comments on Millésimé Equestrienne: A Sidesaddle IS secure! Key points.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465319094506033832noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669855405770863227.post-86491466271651658042010-01-26T10:53:27.974-07:002010-01-26T10:53:27.974-07:00A lovely page, and having remained on my sidesaddl...A lovely page, and having remained on my sidesaddle through some serious bucks from a very excitable thoroughbred, I can confirm that you can stay on a modern sidesaddle in situations where astride you'd be shot off the horse like a champagne cork. However I have to let you know that the old, sideways saddles were by no means as insecure as they look, and ladies actually did not need to be led by a groom when using them. I suppose that the idea might have come from all those medieval 'flight to Egypt' paintings of the Virgin being led by Joseph on the escape from Herod's assassins. However we have to remember that the lady had just had a baby. Apart from her probable weakness at that time, it made sense for her to let someone to lead her horse, while she cradled the infant. The myth that the completely aside seat made it impossible to control the horse has been very effectively laid to rest by "Ilaria Veltri degli Ansari", who constructed and rode in a sideways seat saddle, only a few years ago. How she did it is recorded on this webpage: http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/sidesaddle.htmlLYDIA RIVLINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209375963626509030noreply@blogger.com