Side saddle
| Description: |
During the 1800s and early 1900s girls and women who wanted to ride a horse still wore a skirt or dress. To remain lady-like, the rider used a side saddle like this one to ride with both legs on one side of the horse. In 1896 Lewis Phillip Alexander purchased this western styled side saddle for the 14th birthday of his daughter Lillian Elizabeth. At the time, the family lived in Wheatly, Kentucky. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/525 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Saddles Horses -- Equipment and supplies Saddlery |
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