One of the most famous saddle tramps was Mesannie Wilkins; a 63-year-old farmer who made national headlines by traveling over 5,000 miles across the United States from Maine to California by horseback.
In modern times, a "saddle tramp" also refers to a biker.
"[2] The Saddle Tramps, an all-male booster organization supports men's athletics at Texas Tech University, were formed by Tech student Arch Lamb in 1936.
The name Saddle Tramp came from the stories of traveling men who would come to a farm for a brief time, fix up some things and move on.
[3] There are other present day iterations of the term, including: "a person who cannot drive and has no shame in asking for a lift" (saddle bum), "a lone person who saunters into a bar looking for a drink" (drifter), and "attractive female who rides on the back of a sport bike wearing short shorts, exposing thighs and lower back (saddle tramp).