sidesaddle
noun
side·sad·dle
ˈsīd-ˌsa-dᵊl 
: a saddle for women in which the rider sits with both legs on one side of the horse
sidesaddle
adverb
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Babst is the daughter of a serious horsewoman who won prizes by demurely riding sidesaddle — and other times appearing in drag as a man.
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Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021
Before the musical began, Sadie sat sidesaddle in her aisle seat and studied the playbill.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
Descriptions of the trend pioneered by the siblings were sibilant: soccer-style, sidewinder, sidesaddle.
—Michael Farber, SI.com, 2 July 2018
The story is that my great-grandmother once gave her husband a sidesaddle for Christmas.
—Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018
And, with Becca riding sidesaddle on a stationary horse, The Bachelor came to a close.
—Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2018
Focal Point Big Wheels Arrive sidesaddle in a fantasia of a dress that leaves a trail in its wake.
—Mario Testino, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2017
Hundreds of horsewomen, in full festive regalia, rode sidesaddle in specially constructed wooden armchairs known as jamugas, a tradition since the 16th century.
—Nick Madigan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2017
There are specialized positions—sidesaddle, spread eagle—and identical poses whose names add nuance: prostrate, supine, decubitus, shavasana.
—Jamie Lauren Keiles, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2017
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Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021
Before the musical began, Sadie sat sidesaddle in her aisle seat and studied the playbill.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
Descriptions of the trend pioneered by the siblings were sibilant: soccer-style, sidewinder, sidesaddle.
—Michael Farber, SI.com, 2 July 2018
The story is that my great-grandmother once gave her husband a sidesaddle for Christmas.
—Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018
And, with Becca riding sidesaddle on a stationary horse, The Bachelor came to a close.
—Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2018
Focal Point Big Wheels Arrive sidesaddle in a fantasia of a dress that leaves a trail in its wake.
—Mario Testino, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2017
Hundreds of horsewomen, in full festive regalia, rode sidesaddle in specially constructed wooden armchairs known as jamugas, a tradition since the 16th century.
—Nick Madigan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2017
There are specialized positions—sidesaddle, spread eagle—and identical poses whose names add nuance: prostrate, supine, decubitus, shavasana.
—Jamie Lauren Keiles, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2017
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sidesaddle
noun
side·sad·dle
-ˌsad-ᵊl
: a saddle for women in which the rider sits with both legs on one side of the horse
sidesaddle
adverb
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