I can shoot a gun, but admittedly, I've never done it in a dress or skirt. However, I imagine it's not that difficult.
Cleaning chicken coops, horse stalls, pig pens, and such....again possible - but not high up on my to do list. Who wants a skirt getting in the way?
And riding a horse in a dress? I have horses and I've not tried it (although this post may have just inspired me to see what it was like), but I can't imagine I'd care much for it. Sitting side-saddle, for me, is a big not happening.
Imagine all the extra material you would need just to be able to maneuver on and off a horse.
I'll agree that I've always kind of wanted to dress like Scarlet in Gone With the Wind. The pretty dresses and gloves. But I have a feeling it would get old rather quickly.
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Some of my favourite scenes to write have involved riding lessons. In particular, I enjoyed writing about Maggie in HAZARDOUS UNIONS who tries to get on a horse without the benefit of a riding habit. She is wearing a skirt with a modest hoop that flips up like an umbrella in a high wind.
I'm not sure it would actually do this, but I'm pretty sure no woman who might have tried to mount a horse in a hoop (if such a woman existed) would record the results for posterity.
With all the layers women wore throughout the centuries, I can only imagine what a liberating experience (dare I say, 'relief') it was when fashion began to change around the turn of the century 1900 and women could shed some of those cumbersome garments.
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