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Medieval and Renaissance side saddle belts?
I was watching "The Princess Bride" and noticed that there are 4 straps on Buttercups belt... 2 of the straps obviously tie the belt together but if you look at the straps hanging on her right hip, they serve no obvious purpose, it looks like just a belt that's hanging off her other belt. But then I remembered that She rides side saddle, so I was wondering if perhaps that second belt is some kind of historical reference? Did women use a second belt to secure themselves to the saddle? If so, what is the proper term? If not, then what the heck is that second belt for?
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- ?Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
this is just a fairy tale, fantasy stuff. It's not historically accurate. One also does not need to tie oneself to the horse to ride side saddle, that is actually rather easy.