I have a question for riders!

[mme_hardy]

This is famed courtesan Cora Pearl and Prince Achille Murat in an 1865 posed studio photograph. You will notice that Prince Achille's legs are nearly straight, and stretched forward of the saddle. Is this a French thing, or was it the proper seat all over Europe? And when did it change, do you know?

Comments

[clanwilliam]

I don't think that's her horse. I think someone's trying to flog a pretty nag with awful conformation.