File - Side Saddle Association Area 9

Sideways
The SSA Area 9 Newsletter
April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE:
A word from the Chairman, Minutes of the 2012 AGM,
News and Events, Our Members, Hints, Tips and Facts, Classified,
Help us help you
EDITORIAL
Another year of side saddle riding starting already! I hope you are all ready for it as 2013
will be an action-packed year in Area 9, with many events organised throughout the
season.
This issue of Sideways is packed with useful information: 2013 show dates, minutes of the
2013 AGM, new committee members introductions and our usual hints and tips.
I hope that you will enjoy reading Sideways as much as I enjoy writing it!
Céline.
A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Dear members,
We are now a few weeks into the year and I think that there is only one
thing everybody wants out of 2013 - better weather! - and I do hope
we get some. Good weather would be good for the Area too as we
have a number of events lined up for the coming year: all are listed in
this issue of Sideways and on the Area website.
Our big event this year will be the Scottish Side Saddle Show to be
held on Saturday 28th September at the Scottish National Equestrian
Centre (SNEC). On this occasion,the Area will need support from all
members, whether as mounted participants or as stewards and helpers on foot. More
information will be available very soon.
I look forward to seeing everyone at our first show of the year: the SSA Area 9 Spring
Show held at the Grange Riding Centre on Saturday 20 th April 2013!
Fiona.
MINUTES OF THE 2012 AGM
Present: Heather Carstairs, Marjorie Grant, Fiona Young, Susannah Hutchison, Sam
Wilson, Yvonne Walkinshaw, Ann Stark, Carol Rogerson, Dan Moriarty, Sarah Fleming,
Ann Bain, Violet Warwick, Bel Kay, Maddie Moriarty, Céline Moyes.
Apologies: Mandy Law, Kathryn Campbell, Gillian Fleming, Jackie Copland, Shirley
Justice-Vose, Rosamund Lane, Sophie Lane.
1. Adoption of minutes of the 2011 annual general meeting: proposed by Sarah
Fleming and seconded by Dan Moriarty.
2. Chairman's report delivered by Fiona Young
3. Financial report delivered by Marjorie Grant and accounts proposed by Fiona Young
and seconded by Yvonne Walkinshaw.
4. Election of Officers: Chairman: Fiona Young (Sarah Fleming, Bel Kay), Vice
Chairman: Dan Moriarty (Yvonne Walkinshaw, Susannah Hutchison), Secretary:
Céline Moyes (Bel Kay, Ann Stark), Treasurer: Marjory Grant (Fiona Young, Céline
Moyes)
5. Election of Committee Members: Ann Stark (Yvonne Walkinshaw, Bel Kay), Bel Kay
(Céline Moyes, Fiona Young), Violet Warwick (Yvonne Walkinshaw, Ann Stark),
Yvonne Walkinshaw (Bel Kay, Ann Stark), Maddie Moriarty (Yvonne Walkinshaw,
Ann Stark), Sarah Fleming (Céline Moyes, Bel Kay), Sam Wilson (Céline Moyes,
Fiona Young), Carol Rogerson (Bel Kay, Marjorie Grant).
6. Any other busines:
1. Cinics, hows and dressage points league are detailed in the “Date fof your Dary”
section
2. The Area has already been contacted to provide some displays in 2013: Royal
Highland Show – contact person: Fiona Young, Gartmorn Dam Tri-centenary
Celebrations – contact person: Céline Moyes, Cambo House Stables
Restoration Fundraiser – contact person: Violet Warwick, Possibly Borders
Festival of the Horse, Possibly Blair Trials – contact person: Céline Moyes.
3. National Side Saddle Day: The Area aims to make the 2014 National Side
Saddle Day part of the Borders Festival of the Horse, by providing a mounted
display and offering tester sessions on a mechanical horse.
4. Side Saddle Scottish Show: Area 9 will run a larger-scale “Scottish Side Saddle
Show” in 2013 at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre on 28 th September
2013. A special committee was set up to organise the show and is made up of:
Fiona Young, Céline Moyes, Marjorie Grant, Ann Stark and Susannah
Hutchison.
NEWS AND EVENTS
THE SCOTTISH SIDE SADDLE SHOW
The first edition of the Scottish Side Saddle Show will take place on Saturday 28 th
September 2013 at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre in Oatridge, West Lothian.
With around 15 classes to choose from, there will be something for everyone! We are
looking for stewards to help out on the day so if you can spare sometime on the day,
please come and help us run this event.
THE SSA'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
On 4th February 2014, the Side Saddle Association will be celebrating its 40th anniversary
by holding an event at Aintree Racecourse. The Side Saddle Association would like all
Areas to be represented during a big ride out on the premises. If you would like to fly the
flag for Area 9, could you please send me a note of interest by Monday 22nd April 2013?
Thanks!
RACING LADIES
The Dianas of the Chase 2013 edition took place in February and was believed to be the
first side saddle steeplechase since 1927. Area 9 was represented and our very own Ann
C Stark finished third! She did it again a a month later, and this time she was the only side
saddle rider in the race. The Friar Haugh race in Kelso was 2.6 miles and 24 fences long
and Ann and Charlie took it in their stride and completed the race with a big grin on their
faces! Well done you two!
2012 PERFORMANCE POINTS AWARDS
Equitation:
1st – Ann Stark (19 points)
2nd – Carol Rogerson (14 points)
3rd – Marjory Grant (12 points)
4th – Céline Moyes (4 points)
Performance:
1st – Carol Rogerson (630 points)
2nd - Marjorie Grant (510 points)
3rd – Kathrym Campbell (305 points)
4th – Maddie Moriarty (215 points)
5th – Céline Moyes (145 points)
Best Newcomer: Carol Rogerson
Well done everyone!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
20th April 2013 - SSA Area 9 Spring Show & Dressage Points League Day 1
@ The Grange Riding Centre, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8PS
Show Judge: Miss L. Cadman
Dressage Judge: Mrs J. MacLean
Please return your entry forms to Céline no later than Monday 15/04/2013.
5th May 2013 - Brechin Castle Equestrian Show
@ Brechin Castle Show Field, Brechin
Side Saddle Judge: Mrs A. Law
For more information, check the website: http://www.bcequestrian.com/ .
18th May 2013 - Fife Show
@ Kinloss, near Cupar
Schedules are available from the Show Secretary by post at Hilary Lumsden, Kerns
Cottage, Chance Inn, Cupar KY15 5QJ or by email at fifeshow05@yahoo.co.uk . For more
information, check the website: http://www.fifeshow.com/ .
11th-13th June 2013 - Roger Philpot Clinic
@ Various venues TBC
Please return your booking form to Céline no later than a week before the event.
2nd June 2013 - Angus Show
@ Brechin Castle Show Field, Brechin
Schedules are available from the Show Secretary Mrs Joan Keith by post at Scottsacre,
Farnell, Brechin, DD9 6UW or by phone on 01356 624 430. For more information, check
the website: http://www.theangusshow.com/ .
23rd June 2013 - Royal Highland Show
@ Royal Highland Show Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NB
Schedules are available from the Show Secretary by post at The Show Department, The
Royal Highland Show, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB or by
phone on 0131 335 6212 . For more information, visit the website:
http://royalhighlandshow.org/ .
6th July 2013 - SSA Area 9 Summer Show and SSA Area 9 Dressage Points League Day
2
@ Whitfield Farm Livery, West Linton, Peeblesshire, EH46 7AX
Side Saddle Judge: TBC
Dressage Judge: Mrs M. Hope
Please return your entry form to Céline no later than Monday 01/07/2013.
27th July 2013 - Border Union Agricultural Society Summer Show
@ Springwood Park, Kelso
For more information, check at website: http://www.buas.org/show/ .
28th July 2013 - Moniaive Show
@Moniaive, Dumfriesshire
Schedules are available from the Show Secretary Mrs Eunice Laidlaw phone on
07740612520 or 01387870788 or by email at eunice.laidlaw@btinternet.com . For more
information, check the website: https://www.facebook.com/MONIAIVEHORSESHOW .
18th August 2013 - North Ayrshire Riding Club Marymass Show (not affiliated)
@ Eglinton Park
For more information, check the website: http://www.naridingclub.co.uk/ .
22nd - 25th August 2013 - Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country Fair
@ Blair Atholl, Perthshire, PH18 5TH
For more information, visit the website: http://www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk/ .
31st August 2013 - SSA Area 9 One Day Event and SSA Area 9 Dressage Points League
Day 3
@ Whitfield Farm Livery, West Linton, Peeblesshire, EH46 7AX
Dressage Judge: TBC
Please return your entry form to Céline no later than Monday 01/08/2013.
September 2013 - Inchcoonans Show
@ Inchcoonans House, Errol, Perth PH2 7RB
28th September 2013 - Scottish Side Saddle Show and SSA Area 9 Dressage Points
League Day 4
@ Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Oatridge, West Lothian
26th October 2013 - SSA Area 9 Autumn Show
@ Whitfield Farm Livery, West Linton, Peeblesshire, EH46 7AX
Judge: Mrs V. Hogg
Please return your entry form to Céline no later than Monday 04/10/2013.
OUR MEMBERS
SAMANTHA WILSON, COMMITTEE MEMBER
I had always wanted to try side saddle since I was very young but
never got the chance. For my birthday in 2011 Mum and Dad paid
for me to get a couple of side saddle lessons. I was hooked from
the first one, and the search started for my own saddle. After
another couple of lessons I managed to find a saddle that fitted my
Welsh Section D, Nirvana Tywysog (Pie). For people that know
Pie, the thought of someone riding him side saddle was a scary
one! Pie took to side saddle well and we ventured out to the Area
9 Spring Show 2012 as our first outing aside. We had a very
successful 2012 competing at many shows aside. More recently I
have started jumping Pie aside, which is an even scarier thought
for those that have seen him jump! Pie jumps open workers and
thought that all jumps should be cleared in the same fashion no matter what the height!
So far the jumping is going well though so hopefully we will continue to learn and grow
together for 2013.
I have started one of my other horses aside recently. Rughavens Senitta (Sunny) is a very
eye-catching spotted knabstrupper who belongs to a family friend in Ireland. She is very
green but is coming along well. She needs lots of schooling work but I hope that she will
be out aside this year. She has only been jumping astride for a couple of weeks but looks
like she has potential, so who knows, maybe she will be jumping aside before long too? I
rode Sunny aside at Kirkcudbright Riding of the Marches (a tradition of riding around the
towns boundaries) last year and we got the best turned out from 120 horses, and became
the first previous principal (Cornets lass) to win the accolade at Kirkcudbright.
This year I would like to compete at the Nationals and progress with my side saddle
jumping and hopefully have another successful year.
CAROL ROGERSON, COMMITTEE MEMBER
I grew up dreaming about horses and riding ponies and confess to
being a life long horse addict! I am currently the proud owner of two
lovely mares Lottie and Penni which I have enjoyed riding in most
disciplines including dressage, showing, show jumping over the years.
I now mainly compete in riding horse show classes and affiliated
novice and elementary dressage with the odd jumping class when I'm
feeling brave enough!
I am very new to the side saddle world and having always admired it
over the years I thought it looked really elegant but difficult but
determined not to be put off by this I still wanted to one day have a go
myself. When I bought Penni, my grey irish mare to do showing and
dressage I found out by accident from the previous owners she had done some side
saddle riding in Ireland so I took this as a sign that I should try it. After speaking with Dan
Moriarty who encouraged me to go along to the Autumn Area 9 show on foot in 2011 to
watch where I met the members who were welcoming and friendly, and as I drove home I
promised myself to give side saddle a go in the New Year. I filled in the SSA membership
form in January 2012 followed by a couple of lessons with Shirley Justice-Vose in Ayrshire,
I hired one of her saddles and off we went to try some competitions. We managed to get to
a few shows including RHS, Blair Atholl and all the Area 9 club days. Our biggest
achievement so far is being placed 3rd at the Highland Show in the Best Horse class and
being awarded Best Newcomer in Area 9 2012. I enjoy riding sideways so much and I'm
definately hooked! I'm looking forward to doing more competitions this year and improving
on what we have learned so far and might even try popping a few jumps! Also hoping to
introduce Lottie to a side saddle when she is back in work this spring and will be
encouraging all my friends to have a go. Roll on the summer!
HINTS, TIPS AND FACTS
This quarter, we are looking at tips on how to keep your tack clean and shiny and in
perfect show condition.
 Use an old pillow case to cover a clean bridle in transit.
 If the bridle keepers keep slipping down, put an elastic plaiting band on the bridle
and then push the keeper over it.
 To stop the saddle slipping, put a damp chamois leather underneath it, making sure
it is completely flat to avoid injuries to the horse's back
 Make sure your side saddle has a buckle guard on the nearside straps. It saves the
saddle from needless damage.
 Do clean a doeskin seat, use breadcrumbs. They will absorb dirt and grease and
will restore the nap of the doeskin.
 Doeskin can also be cleaned using by using very fine emery paper, but this should
not be done to often as it it is damaging to the doeskin.
 Always have your saddle checked and repaired by a qualified saddler trained in
side saddle work. Safety is vitally important, especially when jumping.
 Car chrome cleaner or a Brillo pad can be used to remove rust from D-rings and
stirrup fittings on older saddles.
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE
Side Saddle - Wicks, 13.5", leather seat with reversible pommels, good general condition.
Fitted 11hh - 13.2hh show ponies and may fit up to 14hh show pony. Sold with stirrup
leather and balance girth. £1800 ono.
Contact Jane Readhead on 01779 812 872 (Peterhead)
Black Caldene Side Saddle Habit
Jacket measurements: 34" bust, 26" length of back, 24" sleeve from top of shoulder to cuff.
Apron measurements: 28" waist, 18"1/2 waist to knee, 27"1/2 long side, 10"1/2 short side.
Contact Fiona Young on 01506 873 177.
Navy Caldene Side Saddle Habit
Jacket measurements: 34" bust, 26" length of back, 24" sleeve from top of shoulder to cuff.
Apron measurements: 28" waist, 18"1/2 waist to knee, 27"1/2 long side, 10"1/2 short side.
Contact Fiona Young on 01506 873 177.
Side Saddle Habit - Navy barathea, older cut, no makers label. Size 10-12, fit smaller lady
up to 5'6". In very good condition and with lovely weight to apron. £275 ono. Can be
viewed/tried near Milnathort, Perthshire, Scotland. Postage extra, if required.
Contact Mrs Dorothy Thomson - 07736892857 or email john-lawrie@btinternet.com
WANTED
Habit for junior rider - Size 8/10
Contact Claire Newlands at cnewlands@talisman-energy.com
Side Saddle - 16.5" to 17" medium saddle, wide seat, long pommels, good condition
Contact Claire Newlands - cnewlands@talisman-energy.com
If you would like to add an ad to our classified on the area website and/or in the next
issue, please get in touch with Céline.
HELP US HELP YOU
CELINE HAS MOVED HOUSE
Céline has recently moved house so please, make sure you update you address and
phone books. Here are her new details:
Céline Moyes
The Cottage
Pitlessie Mill Road
Pitlessie
Fife
KY15 7SS
Tel: 01337 831 701
Her mobile number and email address remain the same.
SCOTTISH SIDE SADDLE SHOW
We will need a lot of helpers for our “big show” to run smoothly. If you would like to help on
the day, please get in touch with Céline as soon as possible and she'll add you to the list
and send you more information nearer the time.
REMEMBER THE AREA WEBSITE
Please, if you have internet access, remember to check the Area website regularly at:
http://sidesaddlearea9.weebly.com/. You will find all the latest information, as well as an
up-to-date list of items for sale and wanted, lots useful links and plenty of photos there.
Any last minute changes to planned events will also be displayed on the website first, so
remember to check it out!
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SIDEWAYS
If you would like to contribute to further issues of the newsletter, please get in touch with
Céline. We can't promise that we will be able to publish every article submitted, but we will
certainly do our best!
KEEP IN TOUCH
Remember to keep in touch with your committee. If your details have changed, please let
Céline know as soon as possible so that she can update the lists and keep you in the loop!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!
CONTACTS
SSA AREA 9 CHAIRMAN
Fiona Young
Burnpark
Cleugh Brae
West Calder
West Lothian EH55 8NA
Tel: 01506 873 177
SSA AREA 9 VICE-CHAIRMAN
Dan Moriarty
2 Home Cottage
Montgreenan
Kilwinning
Ayrshire KA13 7RL
Tel: 01294 850 256
Email: dan.moriarty@virgin.net
SSA AREA 9 SECRETARY
Céline Moyes
The Cottage
Pitlessie Mill Road
Pitlessie
Fife
KY15 7SS
Tel: 01337 831 701
Mobile: 077 9131 7192
Email: celine.moyes@yahoo.co.uk
SSA AREA 9 TREASURER
Marjorie Grant
24 Thriepland Wynd
Perth PH1 1RH
Tel: 01738 447 735
Email: marjorie.grant@tesco.net
Cover picture: illustration by Carle Vernet.