This charming real photo postcard captures a young woman proudly posing with her horse in a pastoral countryside setting, likely dating from the 1910s to early 1920s. The rider kneels beside her horse, affectionately holding the bridle while the mare (or gelding) stands squared and alert, one foreleg slightly lifted as if in motion. The scene conveys a wonderful spirit of rural leisure and early 20th-century equestrian enthusiasm. The woman wears a stylish wide-brimmed riding hat along with a crisp white blouse featuring subtle lace trim and puffed sleeves—a fashionable and feminine look of the Edwardian / early-post-Edwardian era. Her long skirt and riding boots suggest she was preparing for, or just returning from, a relaxed countryside ride. The horse is saddled and bridled, equipped with what appears to be an English riding saddle, hinting at the popularity of pleasure riding and genteel outdoor pursuits of the period. The photograph has an artistic cut-edge border, adding to its vintage charm and giving the image the feel of a personal keepsake rather than a mass-market postcard. The reverse features a VELOX stamp box, helping date the card to the 1907–1917 period, consistent with the fashion and photographic style. (SOLD)
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