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We're a busy area with a lot going on from clinics to shows and love sharing our news with everyone.
Keep up to date with the area by scrolling through our blog posts below sharing our latest event write ups and news from members.
On Sunday 24th March the Side Saddle Association had its national AGM at Hogarth’s Hotel in Solihull. As well as covering the order of business there were presentations and the national performance points were awarded as well as association trophies. In the afternoon a series of […]
Sunday 29th October saw the annual AGM for area 19. It was a lovely event for people to meet and catch up post the event season over a cup of tea and piece of cake. This year it was held in Green Hammerton Village Hall, a […]
On the 25th September, members of the Side Saddle Association took part in a grade test at one of the areas riding centres offering side saddle; Back Lane Stables. Well done to everyone who took part, everyone worked really well after taking part in the practise […]
Wow, what a weekend, I think everyone has now recovered from an incredibly National Side Saddle Show 2023. Area 19 was represented by 6 combinations at Nationals who all did incredibly well and the standard this year was very high across the show. There were 3 […]
Wow what an amazing Area 19 Summer Show 2023, every combination achieved and it was fabulous to meet new combinations and say good bye to a very special combination. The show saw a total of 13 combinations entered into the variety of classes and all judged […]
Aintree International Show 2023 was held over the weekend of the 27th and 28th May at the Aintree Equestrian Centre. The Show saw combinations of all types and Area 19 was there is force to support the show. All combinations who attended placed in the classes […]
Congratulations to the three area members who took part at this year’s side saddle classes at Chatsworth International Horse Trials 2023. The ground conditions were less than favourable with incredibly wet weather creating a slippery warming up area and a boggy competing area. Friday saw the […]
What a fabulous day! Huge thank you to everyone who attended the Spring Show 2023. Well done to everyone, lovely meeting some new members, new combinations and seeing old friends. Additionally, a thank you to Buck Photography for being our event photographer for the day. A […]
Congratulations to our two area members who took part in the Side Saddle Association Online Equitation Series. This event took place over 6 months between October and March. In this competition the the entrant films themselves performing the equitation test they wished before uploading to Youtube. […]
A huge congratulations to the area 19 members who took part in the winter dressage championships on Sunday 2nd April 2023 at Port Royal EEC. All members competed side-ways against astride riders and all came away with placings. Alex and Shirley took 2nd place in the […]
What a weekend! The area hosted not only 1, but 2 have a go days taught by Gill Greenwood. The two events were run for people with their own horses wanting to try side saddle. However, if you do not have a horse and want to […]
Huge congratulations to 3 of our area members for their placing in the Side Saddle Association National Performance Points 2022 competition. 1st Gill Greenwood and Moreton Storming Norman with 4330 points and taking the Veteran Champion and the Versatility Champion Trophy 5th Alexandra Naylor and Shirley’s […]
Big thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s January Have a Go Day at Brigg View Farm. The event was run for people with their own horses wanting to try side saddle. However, if you do not have a horse and want to try side saddle, […]
Fantastic turn out for our Tea At The Manor today, it was lovely to see everyone! BIG BIG thank you to Gill Greenwood for stepping in as guest speaker and giving a brilliant talk on hunting aside it was thoroughly informative and entertaining! Well done to […]
Yesterday, area member Julia Smith was awarded the Area 19 Riding School Pair Performance Points Trophy for 2022. Carly, area member and previous Winner on Candy (right) is handing to Julia (left) on Gloria. Other ladies in the photo (L to R) are Sue Browne on […]