These women want to bring back sidesaddle riding. Is that okay?

The first riders appeared in the distance just before noon, dark silhouettes galloping along the crest of a hill in the bright April sunshine. It wasn't until they closed in on the final jump that spectators at the finish line could see it -- the way the riders sat high in their saddles, both legs draped daringly over the left side of their steeds, their posture flawless even in the heat of the race.