Lady riders at horse jumping shows

Side saddle used in 1890s

Side saddle riding habit, 1892

Mrs. E. H. Kelly in the Lady Riders Championship at the Auckland Provincial Agricultural Association's Show, 1900

A lady rider clearing the stone wall at the Auckland Provincial Agricultural Association's Show, 1900

Spectators gathered at the Wanganui Racecourse during the jumping competition at the Wanganui Agricultural Show, 1900

Miss Abbott's horse falling in the ladies' jumping competition, Auckland Agricultural Show, Alexandra Park, 1901

Lady riders' competition during the Waikato A&P Society's show, Claudelands, Hamilton, 1903

Miss Abbott in the leaping competition at the Auckland Agricultural show, 1903

The pros and cons of women riding astride or side-saddle were raised in the media (See Star, 8 June 1904)

Mrs Close on 'Merryfire' at the Auckland A&P Show, 1906

Mrs Poynor and her horse during a leaping competition, 1909

Miss Ethel Abbott, lady jumper, at the Auckland Agricultural & Horticultural Assoc Show, 1908

A lady rider & horse in the leaping competition at the Manawatū A&P Show at Palmerston North, 1909

Miss Stewart riding side saddle in a long skirt at the Nelson A&P Association Show, c.1910-1912

The riding costume for women (skirt versus divided skirt like male attire) was raised by Auckland A&P Assoc Exec, 1910

Montage of photos: Showjumping at the Auckland A&P show, 1911

Miss Maher wearing breeches under long coat on 'Blue Moon' at Dominion Competition at the Waikato Show, Hamilton, 1922

Photos from the Auckland A&P Association's summer show at Epsom, 1922

(Left) Miss Joan Parker on 'Robin' & (Right) Miss Freda White jumping on 'Recruit' at the Hawke's Bay A&P Show, 1929

Montage of photos: Auckland Metropolitan A&P Show, 1930

Lady riders and their horses competing at the Royal A&P Show at the Addington Showground, Christchurch, 1931

A line of horses with their lady riders ready for competition at the Wellington provincial show, 1932

Competitiors at 31st National Dairy Show conducted by the Manawatū and West Coast A&P Assoc at Palmerston North, 1933

Montage of photos: Scenes at the Canterbury A&P Show held at Kirwee, 1934

Mrs. S. E. Pearson riding side-saddle on 'Padmore' in the ladies' hunters' competition at Easter Show, 1935

A female competitor falls at one of the fences during the Challenge Cup Competition at the Wellington Easter Show, 1934

Miss Freda White jumping at the Autumn Show held in Hawkes Bay District, 1937

Lower right: The competitors in the ladies & gentlemen's competition at Wairarapa A&P Society's Show, Carterton, 1937

Miss E. Jackson riding over a jump on her horse 'Brisk' at the Winchester show, South Canterbury, 1939

Two photos of lady riders competing in horse jumping at the Kumeu Show, North Auckland, 1941

Miss D. Young riding 'Snow Storm' at Hawkes Bay A&P Show at Tomoana Showgrounds, 1945

Miss Pat Bennett riding 'Welltime' & Miss Alyson Ross on 'Chartreuse' at the A&P Show held at Palmerston North, 1958

Esther Belliss riding a grey horse over a jump during a showjumping competition at Wairarapa, c.1960

Maila Dodds jumping her horse at the A&P Show, Tauranga, 1961

P. Goodwin showjumping at the Te Puke Show, 1963

Helen Mudford on 'Gypsy' leaping over the wire jump at the Katikati A&P Show, 1965

Miss Sue Strange on 'Bwana Blue' over brush jump at the Tauranga A&P Show, 1969

Miss Tanner sitting side-saddle on 'Kalo', the winning horse of Lady's Hack at the Auckland A&P Show, 1898

Miss Abbott winning the lady riders' competition at the Auckland A&P Society's show at Alexandra Park, 1903

Miss Mitchell's 'Czarina', winner of first prize at jumping competition at the Hawera Agricultural Show, 1903

First prize lady's hack at the Palmerston North A&P Show, 1905

Miss Ethel Abbott, champion lady rider, and winner of bareback riding competition at the Auckland A&P Show, 1906

Miss Lloyd, first in best lady rider class, on 'Vagabond,' winner of two prizes at the Auckland A&P Show, 1906

Photos include: Miss Gorrie (best lady rider side saddle) & Miss Harris (champion lady rider) at Auck. A&P Show, 1907

Miss Campbell on 'Betrayer' was amongst the prize-winners at the Wanganui Agricultural Association Show, 1911

Upper photo: Miss McCarthy astride the hack 'Gaiety' won champion at the Auckland Agricultural Association's Show, 1920

Centre: Winners in the Ladies' Hack class at the Waimarino A&P Association show held at Raetihi, 1935

Miss P. Weston's horse 'Blue Light' won the wire-jumping competition at the Auckland Metropolitan Show, 1936

Winners at the A&P Exhibition of the year: The Royal Show held at Palmerston North in 1937

(Top left) Miss Young on ''Mataroa' & (Bottom right) Miss Anthea Carey's 'Radiant' at the Marton Show, 1937

Miss Marjorie Harmer, best lady rider at the Rodney Agricultural Show at Warkworth, 1937

Miss E. Shortt on 'Sally' winning the wire jump at the Gisborne A&P Show, 1938

Miss F. White on 'Harbour Bar' won Egmont Champion Jump at A&P Association's Victory show at Hawera, 1945

Lady rider and horse receiving cup at the Epsom A&P Show, 1956

Mrs D. Tulloch receiving the Challenge Cup Open Jump at the Te Puke A&P Show, 1965