Back in the day, ladies rode side saddle in a dress. Men? Dress in: thigh-high stockings, knee-length linen drawers, 3-layer bodice of inner linen canvas, then cotton batiste, then bone-lined corset, next cotton shirt, cravat tied under chin, long wool skirt attached to shirt, and last, long-sleeved wool coat, buttoned in front.  Tricky part: Mount horse on short left stirrup, swing rt leg into lower pommel. There.  Go now, ride. Gee. Haw. oh, uh, oops. Get up, repeat. Rethink women weaker…