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

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Marilyn Bane flies across the Grafton country

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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