12 elegant (and very daring) ladies hunting side-saddle

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Maeve Carty cuts a dash across the Blazers country in Co Galway
(Image credit: www.noelmullins.com)

Side-saddle has enjoyed a revival over recent years with more and more ladies (and the occasional man) daring to take to the hunting field. However elegant and stylish they may look, it is not all about appearances or posing for the cameras though… many can be seen crossing the wildest of country. We take a look at some images of those riding to hounds this season

Marilyn Bane flies across the Grafton country
(Image credit: Trevor Meeks)

Marilyn Bane flies across the Grafton country

Maeve Carty cuts a dash across the Blazers country in Co Galway
(Image credit: www.noelmullins.com)

Maeve Carty cuts a dash across the Blazers country in Co Galway

Rosey English Caplice takes on a bank out with the Tipperary Foxhounds at their side-saddle meet
(Image credit: Antoinette Casey)

Rosey English Caplice takes on a bank out with the Tipperary Foxhounds at their side-saddle meet

Jenny Byrne, Jennifer Kennedy and Sarah Conway (l-r), line-up at the side-saddle meet organised by the Tipperary Foxhounds
(Image credit: Sam Cushe)

Jenny Byrne, Jennifer Kennedy and Sarah Conway (l-r), line-up at the side-saddle meet organised by the Tipperary Foxhounds

Grace Maxwell Murphy riding Miley out with the Stonehall Harriers in Co Limerick, Ireland
(Image credit: Lorraine McElroy)

Grace Maxwell Murphy riding Miley out with the Stonehall Harriers in Co Limerick, Ireland

Charlotte Pearson-Wood pings over a decent set of rails out with the East Sussex and Romney Marsh from a meet near Rye
(Image credit: Lucy Merrell)

Charlotte Pearson-Wood pings over a decent set of rails out with the East Sussex and Romney Marsh from a meet near Rye

A stylish lady at the opening meet of the Crawley and Horsham held at Knepp Castle
(Image credit: Sarah Farnsworth)

A stylish lady at the opening meet of the Crawley and Horsham held at Knepp Castle

Amory McMahon, a regular out with the Co Galway, is seen here taking part in the Middleburg Hunt Parade in the USA
(Image credit: Karen L. Monroe)

Amory McMahon, a regular out with the Co Galway, is seen here taking part in the Middleburg Hunt Parade in the USA

Morwenna Wannell enjoys crossing the Cury Hunt country in Cornwall during their farriers’ meet
(Image credit: Hamish Mitchell)

Morwenna Wannell enjoys crossing the Cury Hunt country in Cornwall during their farriers’ meet

Alex Connors, visitor from the Kildare Hunt, enjoys a day out with the Tipperary Foxhounds at their side-saddle meet
(Image credit: Antoinette Casey)

Alex Connors, visitor from the Kildare Hunt, enjoys a day out with the Tipperary Foxhounds at their side-saddle meet

A lovely picture of OLS Flying Vision crossing the Kilkenny Hunt country in January
(Image credit: Siobhan English)

A lovely picture of OLS Flying Vision crossing the Kilkenny Hunt country in January

Evelyn Glynn hunting her 19-year-old mare out with the Edenderrys Harriers
(Image credit: Michael Glynn)

Evelyn Glynn hunting her 19-year-old mare out with the Edenderrys Harriers

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Polly Portwin
Polly Portwin
Hunting editor

Polly joined the Horse & Hound team in summer 2013. A former senior master of the Bicester with Whaddon Chase, her hunting knowledge and contacts are second to none. She left Horse & Hound at the end of 2016 to join The Hunting Office.