Riding Aside

Although an "official" nursing service was not established until 1881, the corps traces its heritage to  Florence Nightingale , w...

Wow!  What a great historic sidesaddle event.  So glad it was captured on film.

This photo is labeled with only the information as follows: Equestrienne in bowler hat, stylish gauntlets, and with horsehair quirt, stan...

As you probably remember - I do not like to ride aside, even when I practice, without wearing a riding corset.  It helps my back beyond exp...

First there was horse transport by.... horse. (1 lucky and 1 unlucky!) .. horse transport by ship.. ..horse transport by train -...

Additional information found in  Women in Idaho History . Katherine Caroline, aka “Kitty,” Wilkins was born in Nevada and moved to B...

IDAHO's own,   Kittie Wilkins, known as the Horse Queen of Idaho, was perhaps the most famous western woman in the country at the tur...

By 1946, Judith Gyurky had survived annihilation through not one but two world wars. She had found and lost her beloved horses, fled from So...

While Sarga was already in her golden years and would not live much longer, Judith was able to produce four more Clover horses from Sarg...

Part - 1 Who of us, sidesaddle fans, have not seen this wonderful photo?  I know I have, and am thrilled to have found the story behind...

I just love antique cabinet photos.  If I were to start a new sidesaddle realated collection, I know it would be one of these amazing photo...

So ~ if you thouht the carriage and sleigh collection was wonderful, wait until you see some of the articles of antique clothing they had! ...

While we were in Vermont, one of the things we did was visit the Shelburne Farms; one of the most unique museums I have ever seen.  Historic...