The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24
IMPROPER
They SAY
Several Phys 'Iti' 81 Strongly Pr p
posed to Wonel, Riding
Horseback Astridc. Y
OTHERS GREATLY FAVOR III
DR.. .A. White. Says Astride Is
Natural and Entirely II
5l \ rs Modest 4 y

,iThe Woman Astride,'' pamphlet
{ written by Dr. ohm B. c'oakley, former;
L " OF this city, now of Buffalo, N. ".
y quoted from and very fs:vorably COM
mented on III the Buffalo Express Of re-
can't date. III s5$
Dr.. conkley argues Tia women should
4 ride aslridc for reasons Of health and
sound sense. He Gays that the sld tp
saddle Is the. relic OF a foolish fashion
Vet by Anne. OF Bohemia, IN 1s4l, nnd
Z that II should be done awny with lie
4 goes on 10 say thu ills better for the,
! Horse, too. His opinions are endorsed by,
" leading physicians and SUI cons OF Bu1 ~
ialo, among them tie famous Dr. Ros-5
well Park. who performed the operation
OH President Mckinley when ne was ts
z shot. iii \ e. &, 4
Il The article was shown to several prom
inent Richmond medical men, and their
opinions on the subject skcd u
Dr. Paulus a, Irving said Il
as..Ridinr astride IL very bad from an
aesthetic standpoint. and Is very repug- 4
n ,is,,tl q nv ideas OF propricty. though
suspect In, very old .fashi on ne IN TINS
. respect. Perhaps. IT ma be SAFER, aa y y
b allows i woman to get better grip 81. on m
f The horse. should 50 too. that y rs q
llkelySto cause internal y roup ie III
9Dr. Edward McGuire said Ess
n have never given smu CHI thought TO-
nc subject, but i don't see VI y a "o-s
MAJ, riding ustrideS on q properly con- con-
Sstr,ictcd saddle n should uffer e ny more
injury than q man, A ga ddie bull Is q Z! Il
i & fer thc style or the N clellaH would
Y b a good one The atenert that that rid rid
Ing astrtdc would be eaaler on the !! horse orr,
IS 4 hink incorrect. Il the "a sac Dale y it
properly made, the weight OF the rlder 70
evenly divided on boil, sides 4, OF ~. ~
horse = spine Il j I seems ga fer. but the ne
v hes women riders I've ever known were
y .,dc. saddlcrs. III N am y behind the times,
4 tut r think 1t is ungraceful and & I'M u
nod 81 q nd could never learn TO Ike IT,
Grounds Of Propriety.
* = ohert BRYAN expressed his opinion
al d, no / thinIi there Is much Inference
tGsn 55its \ fleet on the female system from
Il Ina Z OF riding sideways--th hat u, speaks
ing generally. Il Z seems 70 me the slde;
saddle is Of bic $bene ~ n q con.
tli.ions Of lateral curvature q the spine
develop The trophls muscles 3 "a. lae
i back; TO accomplish this a right sI I1e'
y saddle should be used for curva ture TO-
Il wards the right, and a left saddle Tor
y opposte curvature have never sthoush NJ
much about women riding horses astrl!de.i
4 hut i am convinced that bicycle. riding
L does 3W'ome II a great deal of & ha I'm, chtetly
die ii Vibration. As to itssef fects on
u he * horse. ii " Is unauestionabl bly, easier al
$on 81. 4sI am opposed TO IT on GROUNDS o.
( proprietys' 5sss75
9l Dr. MI lliamt Il. ylor "a ID would
& say Theoretically that 1t IL Injurious 70
\ most women. though there ire many Wo--l3
men tina 4 can stand anything q ma can.
Il Each cage must be dectd ed n by the indi-
Ssidual cha racteriStics Eof the woman.
ss5f4g..I KIN ~ DR.. Coalley well when he lived
4 here. though I have seeI, 4 hin, onl once
4 since he married and moved to But
III .eg Is ~ good physician. and. I undo rstand.s
4 Is 5flourishing \ In Buffalo sss
$ Dr. Jose phi White. one OF the best horse
9 men OF Richmond: II am satisfied It's
II he proper way for a woman to ride. and
saFunk most horsemen will agree wi tn me-
4 We cannot expect our grown Il NO men TO
" take IL up. because hey have rid len the.
4 side saddle SO long, but think the girls
b should be- taught TO ride sastrlde and al u
allowed to keep on that wa t is very
sensible and proper mode o I riding. and
!; Is not Eimmodest In the least: the vided.
skirt has the appeara nee of a hab bit on
both sides OF the horse. ~ vs. 53ti
Il RI Dr. George Ben Johnson said he had
never considered the matter very serious
a ". but thought astride was the natural,
B ga fc and proper wa v FOR Swoman5to ride;