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<p>Sidesaddle riding is a form of <a href="/facts/Equestrianism/F13lkV3E">equestrianism</a> that uses a type of <a href="/facts/Saddle/oD3StfW1">saddle</a> that allows riders, generally female, to sit aside rather than astride an <a href="/facts/Equine/lNz2TSUX">equine</a>. Sitting aside dates back to <a href="/facts/Ancient_history/P0fFQ8z5">antiquity</a> and developed in <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">European</a> countries in the <a href="/facts/Middle_Ages/RqzEKB9v">Middle Ages</a> as a way for women in skirts to ride a <a href="/facts/Horse/uQ3FA0Ak">horse</a>. </p>