The Elegance and Engineering of the Sidesaddle
The story of the sidesaddle is really the story of how women went from being passengers to being powerful equestrians in their own right.
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Horse Cents: The Real Cost of Transportation in Regency England
The Regency era sat at the edge of the Industrial Revolution, but most people still relied on muscle power, human or animal, to move goods and people from place to place.
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Transportation References
“Coaches 1750 to 1900”. HistoryLearning.com. 2026. Web. Accessed May 18, 2026. https://historylearning.com/great-britain-1700-to-1900/transport-1750-to-1900/coaches-1750-to-1900/ “Stage Coaches Act 1790 Facts for Kids.” Kiddle Encyclopedia. Last modified October 17, 2025. https://kids.kiddle.co/Stage_Coaches_Act_1790 “History of Side Saddle: From Medieval Origins to Modern Revival.” Just Horse Riders (blog). Accessed March 23, 2026. https://www.justhorseriders.co.uk/blogs/news/history-of-side-saddle-from-medieval-origins-to-modern-revival. “Regency Fashion: Carriages, Coaches and the Barouche.” Regrom, April 10, 2014. https://regrom.com/2014/04/10/regency-fashion-carriages-coaches-and-the-barouche/ “Taxed Carts.” Hansard, House of Commons Debates, February 18, 1833. Accessed March 23, 2026. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansa “Taxes (New!).” … Continue reading →
Bath Chairs: Changing Mobliity Forever
The Bath chair answered the question: how to move comfortably through a world that was not built for ease of mobility.
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