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A Woman — Riding a Horse

Question

Is a woman permitted to ride a horse?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

A woman is forbidden to ride a horse, since the manner of riding a horse involves sitting with the legs apart, and this is contrary to the standards of modesty. 


Answered 26 July 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Pesachim 3a

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