Anyone hunt Sidesaddle

There is a lovely lady here who only rides sidesaddle (due to injured ankle) thats even just out hacking/exercising but she hunts with the staghounds very regularly :)
 
I used to work for someone who hunts side saddle; she still does I think and had her birthday meet in H&H a few years back complete with daughter in law and grand daughter who both ride side saddle too. Lovely to watch when turned out properly.
 
I was out a few times last year and this lady was around

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Kev
 
Im taking up sidesaddle with my 17hh TB due to arthritis, we were hoping to be ready to hunt this year, but I am still saving up for all the kit!!
 
ES, that's the reason I ask I would like to get this boy going in side saddle.

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Thank you for your replies.
 
Thanks Jen, If I had a saddle you could take him! I will have to look into it, I think it would be quite expensive??
 
Caroline Wilkins (?) in Sussex hunts s/s with the Chidd Lec & Cowdray, and teaches it too. She's in tonight's episode of Downton Abbey apparently.....
 
I've recently bought a sidesaddle and am just finding all the other bits, like a balance strap! Hoping to hunt in it next year when I've had some practice :) It's all very expensive though! Managed to get my sidesaddle quite cheap as it needed a bit of tidying up!
I reckon he would look stunning under side saddle! :)
 
Have done a few times by stealing my Mums cobby - do a lot of sidesaddle on my own TBs but for hunting, would rather have the comfort of steering a sofa-like cob around for a few hours!!

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Excuse the v bored looking horses!
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In all fairness to the cob - that was the first time she had had the saddle on! Took to it like a duck to water. but nothing fazes her - she works in the riding school, hunts regularly, hacks out with my mum, we've done some working cob show classes, you name it!
 
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There's a lady at our hunt back home who goes out sidesaddle. :) I'd love to try it.

I'll see if I can track down a photo.

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Simsar said:
Thanks Jen, If I had a saddle you could take him! I will have to look into it, I think it would be quite expensive??
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I had a bit of a look on Ebay for saddles a while ago, and they ranged from about £400 upwards, but the only stuff at the lower end needed a lot of work by the looks of the photos! :eek: plus I've no idea how one should fit, so that would be another expense I guess.

really must sort out some hunting swaps....
 
Downton Abbey, well I know the horses wouldn't have looked like that. But that was lovely to see. You watch new lounge and soapbox will hit the roof!!!! PML! ;)
 
I would LOVE to hunt side saddle. Is there anyone/anywhere who would let me have a shot at side saddle.
So romantic! lol
Simsar- your horse is stunning, get him going side saddle, you would win loads of ladies hunter classes!
I would like to try my horse but I don't know if I could control him! :D
 
I did last year but I didn't get my girly fit enough this year as I have a new boy who I want hunting next year so my attentions on him. I rode out with the Essex last year side saddle and got quite a bit of attention on boxing day when all the families come to watch. Will tyr and post some photos!
 
Simsar if you look on cfdh.co.uk , click gallery and pick Hatton Arms where it has no date on it, the first three slides are Shelley, who hunts and jumps sidesaddle occasionally with our drag hunt. She looks incredibly elegant. Here is a very tiny pic of her jumping some sizeable timber. I'm sure there are loads more in the gallery but I can't remember which hunts she rode sidesaddle at, she does it about twice a season.

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i'd love to try :D i have my saddler all prepped to make HRH a SS - just have to save up the 3k first lol! (she needs M2M so cabn't go 2nd hand - doh!) then i'm desparate to start showing SS and possibly hunting = she's a push button buckle of rein hunter so i can't see any problem :)
 
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Simsar if you look on cfdh.co.uk , click gallery and pick Hatton Arms where it has no date on it, the first three slides are Shelley, who hunts and jumps sidesaddle occasionally with our drag hunt. She looks incredibly elegant. Here is a very tiny pic of her jumping some sizeable timber. I'm sure there are loads more in the gallery but I can't remember which hunts she rode sidesaddle at, she does it about twice a season.

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Holy **** and she has a kiddy on a lead rein, how fantastic does she look. Right that its of to ebay!



http://www.cfdh.org/#/hatton-arms/4538512950
 
 
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Sorry, just can't get it to work, will put pictures on profile though so click me and you should be able to see it. Don't know why you cant just cut and paste!
 
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