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Some of the group gathering in front of the house prior to off at ‘Mount Juliet’ 20th October 2012

From L-R Maura Mansfield on Prince, Rosemary English on Chad, Evelyn Glynn on Caesar, Sarah Furney on her own cob Cahirmee, Ann Shouldice on her faithful 29 year old mare Lia, Karen Gibney on Big Dave, Hannah Gibney on TJ, Emily Meredith on her own hunter Mac, Claire Madden on Grey Harry, Ann Marie Walsh on her own mare and Rachel Lawlor on Bonnie
The Fania Mahony Memorial Cup
- Fania Mahony at the Royal Dublin Society’s Horse Show in the 1960’s where the Ladies Hunter classes were the elegant integral ingredient of the Dublin Show.
- Fania Mahony at the RDS in the 1960’s
Fania Mahony, born in 1936 in County Derry, was one of the Side-Saddle Association’s founding members, her keen interest in horses developed from an early age. This interest continued on into adulthood where both she and her husband, Denis, set up Carrickhill Stud in Portmarnock, County Dublin, where numerous top class show ponies were bred and went on to great success.
Photos from Meath Hunt
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Photos from RDS 2011
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Photos from Laois Hound Show Stradbally Estate July 2012
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Photos from the Spruce Lodge training day 2012
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Photo and Video Gallery
We are looking for photo and videos for our website new or old, funny ones of side saddle it does not matter.
If you have some photos that you would like to share please sent Suzanne at Baldurgan@eircom.net or honsec@ssaireland.com. Please include details of the people in the photos.
Tremendously enjoyable day at Mount Juliet
Tremendously enjoyable day at Mount Juliet
Eight ladies brought their own horses, while six more rented from the very impressive Equestrian Centre . The ladies ranged in age from seventy five years young to thirteen years old included in the company was ladies from a variety of different backgrounds hunting, racing, showing, riding club, team chasing, show jumping and eventing fanatics with one thing in common- the love of the beautiful and elegant style of equestrianism that is riding Side Saddle.
If you were among the ladies who missed out on this wonderful day don’t lose heart There are already plans in place to go back in mid October for a pre hunting day!
- Ciara Mullen (first time jumping)
- Ciara Ryan (organiser)
- Georgiana !
- Gina Galvin and Big Dave
- Gina Galvin, Chairperson of the SSA of Ireland
- Jennifer Torrance jumping
- Jennifer Torrance
- l-r Georgiana Galvin, Ciara Ryan, Amy Fitzgerald,Alison Bennet, Emily Meredith, Mary Rothwell
- L-R Verity O’Mahoney, Jennifer Torrance, Mary Rothwell, Iseult O’Cleary
- L-R Verity O’Mahoney, Susan Oakes. Georgiana Galvin, Ciara Ryan. Amy Fitzgerald, Alison Bennet, Emily Meredith
- Lynne Hincks
- Mary Rothwell jumping aside for the first time
- Mary Rothwell on her beloved ‘Patrick’
- Mrs Susan Morris, with her husband Michael (MFH of the Waterford Hunt)
- New recruit Ciara Mullen
- Side Saddle Assocation at Mount Juliet
- Susan Oakes on Prince
- 75 year old Ann Shouldice
- Alison Bennett with Emily Meredith