Figure 1.--This American child had her portrait taken in a studio, probably in the 1900s. The child and mother are unidentified, but we believe that the child is a girl.
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Figure 1.--This American child had her portrait taken in a studio, probably in the 1900s. The child and mother are unidentified, but we believe that the child is a girl. |
HBC has noted relatively few image of girls on hobby horses. Almost always, the few immages that we can identify as girls are riding side saddle. A HBC reader agrees, writing, "One does not see many little girls on hobby horses. I have seen some on hobby horse in both side saddle and astride positions. You do find quite a few portraits of girls on real horses and here there is not the same disparity between boys and girls." HBC has noted the same trends. There are relatively few portraits of girls on hobby horses. These portraits show girls in both side saddle and astride positions. The number of portraits on actiual horses seem more evenly divided between boys and girls. These portraits show girls riding side saddle.
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