Obwohl es wie ein Foto aussieht, handelt es sich um eine Colage, denn die Kaiserin ließ sich in diesem Alter nicht mehr fotografieren!
Although it looks like a photo, it is more like a Colage, because the empress did not let herself be photographed any more at this age!
Question on the side saddle and isn't it usually with the legs on the opposite side from what is shown or did they get to choose sides?
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I think the perspective of this photo is wrong, women had their legs on the left side.
AntwortenLöschenAn acquaintance of me told me that she once owned a -very rare- side saddle with the legs to the right! So it did exist!
AntwortenLöschenBut according to other pictures of Kaiserin Elisabeth, she always rode on the normal side, with the legs at left side.
By the way: on this picture the Emperors' sward is on his left side. So the perspective of the picture may be original after all?? Confusing picture!
And now something completely different:
AntwortenLöschenDid you know that the riding horses of the Emperor mostly were English halfbreds and Thoroughbreds. In spite of his love for the Lipizzaners, he hardly rode one in daily practice...
Interesting fact is, that one of his English halfbred ridingmares, called "Tipperary Lass" (born 1881) was sent after her duty period to the Lippiza-stud. There she was bred to a Lipizzaner stallion, which brought the mare "633 Lipina" (1894). This mare was also used in the breeding, which resulted eventually in a separate mare family within the Lipizzaner breed!
Descendants were even brought to Piber after WW 1, but the line died out in Piber.
One mare from Piber (Conversano-9, born 1923) however was sold to a Mr Dundjerski, who owned a private stud in former Yugoslavia. He went on with the line. The mares were called : "Biserka". This line existed till the late 70-ies in the Serbian state stud Karadordevo!
[Beware: these Serbian Biserka-mares have nothing to do with the present Piber-horses with the same name! Different mare family!)
Very interesting!
AntwortenLöschenAmazing how much information one photo has generated and indeed very interesting. Thank you.
AntwortenLöschenN.Fram
My great aunt rode sidesaddle on a Tennesee Walker, and her legs were on the off-side. She was left-handed so I'm wondering if that had something to do with the orientation of the saddle.
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