From The Regency Redingot
Perhaps not exactly a death-trap, but the side-saddles in use during the Regency were nowhere near as safe as the side-saddles now ridden by modern-day equestriennes. All of those intrepid heroines of Regency romance novels who have ridden their horses astride may have been flaunting convention, but they were also much safer riding in that style than they would have been on a Regency-era side-saddle.
A brief account of the development of the side-saddle and how it was used during the Regency …
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Ella Quinn ~ Author 
Excellent site! And article. All you ever wanted to know about side-saddles. And I’d still like to ride in one–once at least. 🙂
Me too.