Esther Martha Stace (1871/1872 – 20 July 1918) was an Australian equestrian. She first competed in an event in Walcha in 1891 at the age of 20, where she tied for first place. She continued to compete until within a few years of her death in 1918. She always rode

sidesaddle Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianism that uses a type of saddle that allows riders, generally female, to sit aside rather than astride an equine. Sitting aside dates back to antiquity and developed in European countries in the Middle A ...

, and wore a scarlet plush outfit in competitions. In 1915 she set a sidesaddle high jump record of which would stand for 98 years, until 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stace, Esther 1870s births 1918 deaths Australian female equestrians People from the Mid North Coast Sportswomen from New South Wales 19th-century Australian sportswomen