Riding Side Saddle

[Sheltie]

Any one done this and whats it like.

 

[truffles]

Lovely - wobbly at first but you get used to is very quickly!!

 

[Rosyryan]

It's great I bought our mare for side-saddle but my husband pinched her for SJ! Highly enjoyable and so elegant and it doesn't do their backs in either loads of people think it does.

 

[Murphs_Mum]

I had several side saddle lessons and loved it!

 

[PoppyPony]

hehe in my first side-saddle lesson i was told it was impossible to fall off and 10 mins loater i was on the floor

 

[Hester]

Sidesaddle is fabulous,

Check out the Sidesaddle Association (SSA) website: web page

I been doing it a couple of years and it is so much fun. There are "sideways" folk in Scotland too and regular shows around the country. I run the Sidesaddle area 8 (Surrey/Sussex/Kent) website: web page and as you can see we usually have a quite a lot going on.

The SSA have a list of instructors, so find one near to you and have a go. Once you get the hang of it, you wonder why we ever went astride!

Hes

 

[bellgave]

Love it!! Cant wait to get a side saddle on my young cob, just need to find one wide enough for the little monster. I have shown several horses side saddle and I love it!!!!!

 

[katelarge]

Another fan! Did it as a teenager and would love to get back into it. The saddles are expensive though...

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Tried once, but killed as had only just recovered from broken right hip and pelvis. Would love to try again, now I'm not such a cripple!!!!

 

[hati]

Love riding side sadlle, just don't always have a horse suitable

 

[Parkranger]

It's great fun - hoping to get Ty doing it next year....need a trustworthy horse and it's harder with a short coupled horse....

 

[Sheltie]

Thanks for the all the help everyone.

 

[virtual]

I do a bit on and off (showing mainly). If you have the right horse and saddle it can be great fun.