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
variants
or less commonly sidesaddle
1
: a common pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
2
: the flower of the sidesaddle flower
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Eight women ride sidesaddle, wearing adelita-style dresses, and perform a synchronized routine.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The women ride sidesaddle, inspired by the fearless adelitas — women fighters in the Mexican Revolution.
—Amanda Lopez, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Babst is the daughter of a serious horsewoman who won prizes by demurely riding sidesaddle — and other times appearing in drag as a man.
—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
And, with Becca riding sidesaddle on a stationary horse, The Bachelor came to a close.
—Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2018
The story is that my great-grandmother once gave her husband a sidesaddle for Christmas.
—Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018
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Noun
Its 45 larger-than-life figures—cowboys on horseback, women riding sidesaddle, and lots of covered wagons— make up one of the world’s largest bronze sculpture installations.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Eight women ride sidesaddle, wearing adelita-style dresses, and perform a synchronized routine.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The women ride sidesaddle, inspired by the fearless adelitas — women fighters in the Mexican Revolution.
—Amanda Lopez, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Babst is the daughter of a serious horsewoman who won prizes by demurely riding sidesaddle — and other times appearing in drag as a man.
—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
And, with Becca riding sidesaddle on a stationary horse, The Bachelor came to a close.
—Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2018
The story is that my great-grandmother once gave her husband a sidesaddle for Christmas.
—Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018
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“Sidesaddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidesaddle. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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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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