Esther Stace cleared a record 6'6" at the Sydney Royal Show in Australia in 1915 riding sidesaddle. Photo source: Walcha Historical Society. Elizabeth Macarthur was a horsewoman.She wrote a letter describing riding through the bush on a three day trip to the Hawkesbury.  Governor Macquarie wrote about encountering her on horseback.But that's all I know.  I can't tell you if Elizabeth rode for pleasure, although her friend Betsy Marsden certainly did (Betsy's husband wrote to friends bragging of his wife's riding prowess).  I can't tell you if amongst the [...]