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Affiliation 2026

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When you affiliate your class(es) they automatically become part of the Carr & Day & Martin National Championship League 2026.

Show secretaries- please visit our payments page http://www.itsplainsailing.com/org/ssi

Click on ‘Online Entries’ then ‘Register your show’ and choose which classes you wish to affiliate. For the affiliation fee of €20 per class, you will receive a bag of rosettes (1st – 6th, a Best Turned Out, and a Best Rider). For shows registering two or more classes, we will provide a Champion & Reserve Champion rosette free of charge so that you can hold a side saddle championship. The class wording should be included in your schedule, this is available on the ‘Class Wording’ tab of this website and can also be e-mailed to you. If you require any further information please contact Ciara on 0872266321. Please leave a whatsapp message or text if the phone is not answered.

Membership 2026

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2026 Membership is now open at http://www.itsplainsailing.com/org/ssi

Please ensure to also enter our league as soon as you get your membership number via receipt- entry into the league is free of charge. In the It’s Plain Sailing page, click on ‘online entries’ and then scroll down to ‘Side Saddle Ireland National Championship 2026’ where you can fill in the relevant information. This will enable the committee to keep track of all combinations competing and points earned throughout the season when recording results. Unfortunately if you do not register your participation in the league we will be unable to apply any points to the excel file after every show.

The Carr & Day & Martin National Championship League 2026

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Side Saddle Ireland are delighted to announce that for the third year running, Carr & Day & Martin are coming on board as title sponsors of our National Championship League. More information will be provided in due course.

To be eligible to earn league points in affiliated classes you must carry out two steps on our itsplainsailing account:

  • Pay your 2026 membership
  • Register to participate in the league (have horse passport to hand) 

Both of these steps must be taken so that we can apply points in correct categories- all of the points collation is done by volunteers after every show so unfortunately we cannot chase you for information. Both steps are available at www.itsplainsailing.com/org/ssi

Please keep checking back, as affiliated classes/shows will be regularly added to this list as well as a pinned post on our facebook page!

 

26/04/2026 Limerick Harriers Spring Show- combined LADIES/INTERMEDIATE CLASS. Ballycahane Equestrian Centre, Limerick.

 

Awards Party 2025

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The awards party will take place at the 5 star Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny on the 18th October at 1.30 for a 2pm start. Tickets for the event are available on our payments page www.itsplainsailing.com/org/ssi

There are rosettes for all participants this year along with a huge range of prizes and trophies for many different categories. We look forward to welcoming you on the day !

Sponsorships for awards

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Side Saddle Ireland

National Championships 2025
This year we are again blessed to count on the support of our title sponsor for the
Carr & Day & Martin National Championship Side Saddle League, with the supreme champion (highest scoring rider out of the Lady OR Intermediate Category winning €1,000 while the top 4 Ladies, Intermediates and Juniors will also win gorgeous Carr & Day & Martin products and merchandise.
Within this Championship we also have awards for the following Categories:
🎩 The Carr Day Martin Best Turned Out League (those who win the most BTO Rosettes will be awarded a beautiful sash at the end of season
🎩 A Best Rider League (the lady or intermediate with the most Best Rider Rosettes wins an Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland Horse shower!
🎩 The Traditional Irish Horse Association National Side Saddle Championship sponsored by Agria Equine Ireland for the highest scoring TIH
🎩 The Registered Irish Draught National Side Saddle Championship sponsored by Emma at Farmhill Agri Services
🎩 The Thoroughbred National Side Saddle Championship sponsored by Poolcourt Engineering
🎩 The Irish Sport Horse National Side Saddle Championship sponsored by Kinard Stables Ciara Dennigan
🎩 The Connemara Pony National Side Saddle Championship (awaiting confirmation of sponsor)
🎩 The Junior National Side Saddle Championship (awaiting confirmation of sponsor)
In most cases the Champion will be awarded with a perpetual silver plate or trophy, a sash, prize money/vouchers, the Reserve will be awarded with a sash and prize money or vouchers, the remaining entrants in the category will be awarded a beautiful rosette.
In order to win a breed championship you simply register your participation in our league by inputting your membership number, horse/pony details from their passport and then score the highest amount of points in your category over the course of the league. Registration is open at itsplainsailing.com/org/ssi
Our league is open to ALL horses of every breed and none, these sub categories are simply extra recognition of the highest scoring horses in their respective categories. It is never too late to join and start gaining your points, an updated list of shows has been published on our website as per 12/06/2025
Good luck to all entrants!

Updated list of shows in the Carr & Day & Martin League

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List of qualifying shows for the Carr & Day & Martin National Side Saddle Championship League available here:
You need to be a member of Side Saddle Ireland to participate in the league and you must register your participation in advance (free of charge) on itsplainsailing.com/org/ssi to enable to committee to keep track of results and points after every affiliated show. This is quick and easy- you just need your horse passport and membership number! For show secretaries who wish to affiliate and turn their side saddle class(es) into qualifiers for the championship, please feel free to contact us sidesaddleireland@gmail.com for further info!
There is a Best Turned Out Rosette sponsored by CDM and Best Rider Rosette sponsored by Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland awarded at every affiliated class with lovely prizes at the end of season- a sash for the Rider with the most BTOs and a horse shower for the rider with the most BRs!
Please keep checking back as the list will be updated every time another show affiliates! So far we have:
5/04/25 Show of the East (Combined Ladies/Intermediate class)
6/04/25 Show of the East (Junior Class)
27/04/25 Limerick Harriers (Combined Ladies/Intermediate Class) Limerick Harriers
10/05/25 Kingdom County Show (Combined Ladies/Intermediate Class)
25/05/25 Midleton Agricultural Show ladies class
01/06/2025 Raheendaw Horse & Pony Show Intermediate and Ladies Classes, side saddle championship. Perfect run out as practice for the RDS qualifiers!
02/03/2025 Irish Pony Society Western Area Junior, intermediate, ladies, championship
15/06/25 Athlone Agri Show RDS Intermediate Qualifier, RDS Ladies qualifier, seperate open side saddle class, Side Saddle Championship
22/06/25 Newcastle West Show (Combined ladies/intermediate class, Junior class, Side Saddle Championship)
29/06/25 Charleville Agricultural Show RDS Intermediate qualifier, RDS Ladies qualifier, extra Combined ladies/intermediate class, Side saddle championship)
29/06/25 Ballyfoyle Agricultural Show , Junior, intermediate RDS qualifier and Ladies RDS qualifier, side saddle championship
5/07/25 Killusty Pony Show (Lead rein/Junior & Combined Ladies/Intermediate class, Side saddle championship)
6/07/25 Clonmel Agricultural Show (Lead rein/ Junior and Combined Ladies/Intermediate class, Side saddle championship
6/07/25 Longford Agricultural Show Combined ladies/intermediate class
06/07/25 Flavours of Fingal County Show 2025 – Equestrian Information Intermediate and Ladies RDS qualifiers, championship
10/07/25 Bannow & Rathangan Show Wexford (Junior, Combined ladies/intermediate), Side saddle championship
13/07/25 @Wicklow Summer Show, combined ladies/ intermediate class
13/07/25 Mullingar Show, combined ladies/intermediate class
13/07/25 Dungarvan Agricultural Show Ltd Waterford, Junior class, combined intermediate/ladies class, Side saddle championship
19/07/25 Nugentstown Horse & Country Fair ladies side saddle, intermediate side saddle, side saddle championship
27/07/25 Ossory Agricultural Show Rathdowney Laois (Junior, combined ladies/intermediate, side saddle championship)
27/07/25 Tatttersalls, Ladies side saddle class (Fania Mahony memorial, Royal International Qualifier)
27/07/25 Kildare North Leinster IPS, Junior/intermediate side saddle, championship
07/09/25 Royal Meath Show Trim, (junior, combined ladies/intermediate, side saddle championship)
14/09/25 Monivea Show Galway (junior, combined ladies/intermediate, championship)