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)