Wicker Governess Pony Cart-question

[Thomas_1]

Now you’re not to lau

Only because I’ve taught side saddle riders and specifically for hunt side saddle classes. Mother, wife, daughters, sister-in-law have all done that at some time.

My wife and daughters still always do the Christmas meet hunts side saddle and I’ve attached a couple of photos and you can see that they’re definitely not sitting twisted round - ignore Susan as she’s sitting like a total slob and actually sitting sideways - that’s what a drink does!.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/flodden_edge/hunting/3d26re2.jpg)

[IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/classic_carriages/hunting/sidesaddle.jpg)

There’s quite an association of side saddle riding with carriage driving over here and our specialist carriage sales nearly always also include a few nice saddle saddle items. They’re normally pretty expensive though and a nice English traditional 19th century side saddle whip alone would typically cost between £150 and £400. A side saddle would be anything from £1,200 to £4,500. (Double it for dollars.)

[nickers]

Thomas, thanks for posting the photos - riding aside is one thing I haven’t tried, but one day I am going to!

Re: governess carts - A friend found an old governess cart in an old barn, dusty, dirty, painted black - ugly, ugly, ugly! Took it home and restored it (well, her dad did), did some research and found it was built about 1917 in England. They even contacted the family of the manufacturer and got the original sales flyer for it. I’ve never had the opportunity to drive it, so can comment on how (un)comfortable it is, but I know she did very well in Pleasure Driving with it. Oh, and it wasn’t wicker, it was a spindle back seat.