Horsemanship for Women Coloring Pages

Last week I posted part one of this interesting line drawing series and today I’ve got more to share (and this is hardly all of it, there is more to come).

Skirts & Horses

These drawings were published in 1887 in a book called Horsemanship for Women by Theodore Hoe Mead & illustrated by Gray Parker. Clearly over a century later, horse women have changed. We no longer wear skirts when we ride and while some of us still enjoy the art of sidesaddle, most of us prefer to put a leg on either side, because it just makes sense.

Line Horses

I’m always delighted when I run across books & drawings like these. It’s fun to see horsemanship of the 1880’s (although their main goal seems to be irritating the horse) and to thank my lucky stars that it’s socially appropriate to ride in jeans! As I said above, there is more to come to be sure to check back next week.