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2013 Year End Review- It Was A VERY Good Year! Part One...
Well, 2013 has been a VERY busy and successful year for Hattie and I but unfortunately, it meant that this blog was put on the back burner as there are so many hours in a day! I have lots planned for...
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FOR SALE: OFF-SIDE REVERSIBLE SIDE SADDLE SIDESADDLE 17" MED/WIDE
C. 1900 George Parker & Sons Reversible side saddle for sale. Seat is about 21 1/4" from the front of the fixed head to cantle or 17" from the cutback to cantle (it has a VERY deep cutback head)....
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2013 Year End Review- It Was A VERY Good Year! Part Two...
Not only did Hattie do very well in showing this year but we also did something that we have never done before, hunt side saddle.On October 25, 2013, The Quorn Hunt Opening Meet Side Saddle day...
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Long Tall Sally
Happy New Year everyone! Let's hope 2014 brings as much joy, prosperity and fun as 2013 did.To kick off the NEW year, I thought I would write about something OLD. May I introduce Long Tall Sally?She...
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Winter is here!
I think winter has finally arrived to my part of the world as all the cars outside were thick with frost when I woke up this morning and the stable yard was crunchy with frozen mud and puddles. We have...
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Side Saddle Clog Stirrup
Went to the tack shop today as I needed a new pair of winter boots for riding, mucking out and walking to work in this cold, wet weather as my old boots were leaking and making my feet VERY cold!As...
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Presenting: The First English-Style Offside Side Saddle Made In a VERY Long...
My NEW off-side side saddle from A Bit on the Side Saddle, called The Megan, arrived yesterday!!!!!!!(Photos courtesy of A Bit on the Side Saddle)I was very impressed with the nearside Melody that...
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The Area 5 Show at Pittern Hill!
Well, showing season begun last month with Hattie and I going to the Area 5 Novice Show held at Pittern Hill Stables in the next county, Warwickshire. I have always wanted to go to Pittern Hill so was...
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Hattie The Champ!
Why does everything fun always happen on the same day? Yesterday it was the Side Saddle Association AGM as well as the Dianas of the Chase race. The Dianas race was originally supposed to have been...
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All the Empress' Horses
I was googling the Empress Elisabeth and came across the Dorotheum auction house website which featured the Imperial Memorabilia Auction which was held on June 6, 2011, that featured a number of the...
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Lil' Miss
The other day Lil' Miss came to live with me. She had been advertised on Ebay by her owner as the family were moving into a smaller house for their retirement and couldn't take her with them. Lil'...
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A Less Than Regal Queen
At the last side saddle show I went to, the judged suggested that I add a queen to my Beck to get my left leg over a bit more over to the nearside. Although I already have a queen on my Beck as it has...
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The Side Saddle How To's
We didn't end up going to our show this past Sunday as Hattie got kicked in the field by another horse Saturday afternoon and was lame from it. Luckily, it just seems to be muscular and she is getting...
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Our Little Hack
Hattie is starting to get better, her walking is becoming more freer and forward and she actually trotted the fence line today in the dirt paddock without any head bobbing or limping. She is going to...
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Hattie and The Megan- A Winning Combination! Part One...
Anyone who has read this blog for the past four years, knows how many side saddles I have been through, bought, tried, sold in the quest to find the perfect saddle for my temperamental mare. My dodgey...
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Hattie and The Megan- A Winning Combination! Part Two
You know when you get a saddle that just clicks and everyone is happy, horse AND rider? Well, the two shows we've gone to this month with our new saddle have proved that Hattie really likes it and that...
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Get into The Groove
No, I'm not going all 80's nostalgic on you singing Madonna lyrics but talking about girths and girth grooves.Most of the fit issues Hattie has had with saddles (astride and aside), has been her...
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Hattie Does It Again!
We had our second South Kilworth Riding Club show of the season on Sunday (two more to go!) and Hattie once again, pulled out all the stops. We came 2nd in Best Turned Out, 6th in Prettiest Mare (we...
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RUST!
No, my saddle isn't going rusty but I have rust on my legs!!For those in the UK who aren't familiar with the North American obsession with rust breeches, it was a popular colour for hunter/jumper...
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Up and up
Hattie and I had another successful showing day last Sunday at the Diamond Equestrian show coming 1st in Best Turned Out, 1st in Style and Appearance and 3rd in Riding Club horse. Hattie is really...
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A Late Victorian Riding Habit
I love being a vintage clothing dealer and getting to handle all sorts of neat vintage treasures but it's also hard when you come across things that I absolutely love that you have to sell. It's either...
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The Side Saddle Kickstart Project
Hi guys! Sorry I have been away for so long but a lot has happened and just never got around to updating my blog, namely a lovely new job!!To give me the proverbial "kick up the bum" to get me to...
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Craigslist Side Saddle Scam Alert!
One of my readers here alerted me to a SCAM listing on Craigslist where they are using my photos and selling my old black Swain. This is a £3500 saddle and if the price is too good to be true, well,...
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Hello again!
I'm going to try and keep this blog regular as I have missed writing on it. A lot has happened in the past two years, life changing things (for the better like a new job and I passed my driving test!)...
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Snow Day
It was supposed to be the Dianas of the Chase side saddle race today at Ingarsby here in Leicestershire but heavy snow saw the event cancelled. I was looking forward to going to see this since it's...
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