Horseback riding or equestrianism has also been a part of the nobility. Either as a tribute to this culture or a love for equestrianism, the wives of many world leaders never miss an opportunity to show off their riding skills.
Check out the collection of photos of world leaders' wives, who enjoy horseback riding.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh ride back to Buckingham Palace after the Queen's birthday parade, "Trooping the Colour" at Horse Guards Parade in London on 14 June 1969. The Queen is riding a black RCMP Police Service Horse (PSH) mare that was given to Queen Elizabeth II by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and ridden by the Queen for Trooping the Colour for eighteen consecutive years from 1969 to 1986.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rides a horse as he visits battle sites in areas of Mt Paektu, Ryanggang, North Korea, in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on 4 December 2019.
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© AP Photo / Silvia Izquierdo
Prince Albert of Monaco, right, and Peruvian first lady Eliane Karp ride horses at the Mamacona Club in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, 30 November 2003.
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© AP Photo / White House, Michael Evans
In this photo released by the White House, US President Ronald Reagan, left, and his wife, first lady Nancy Reagan, are shown horseback riding at their ranch, Rancho del Cielo, near Santa Barbara, California in May 1982.
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Jacqueline Kennedy takes her first ride on Sardar (chief), a bay gelding presented to her by Pakistani President Mohammed Ayub Khan in Lahore, Pakistan on 22 March 1962. Mrs Kennedy rode the horse for 10 minutes on the lawn of the governor’s house. “Oh he’s lovely”, cried Mrs Kennedy, “no one is going to be allowed to ride him but me”.
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© AP Photo / Raul LLamas
Mexican President Vicente Fox sits atop his horse El Rey with First Lady Martha Sahagun during a ride with Mexican border governors outside of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Sunday, 21 April 2002. Fox was participating in a ride with three border governors to call attention to the preservation of Mexican culture.
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President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, guide their horses towards the corral after a day of horseback riding near Jenny Lake in Wyoming, 30 August 1978.
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Actress Grace Kelly wears dark glasses and a headscarf as she rides side-saddle through Central Park in New York, on 25 March 1956. Her mount is Daisy, a six-year-old bay mare used on leading television programmes.
