Awareness of the outside world. WWF: Bittersweet: chocolate’s impact on the environment. Not sweet but has hopeful notes.
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ISO a spunky sport Saddlebred with a range of interests.
Lower level eventing. [Finding A Horse To Match The Hat]
Local jumpers.
In-state saddle seat shows.
The two ASB shows that offer jumps. [Saddlebred Versatility, Jumpers St. L, Squad Goals LA]
Enough class for a cameo appearance at Lexington. [Additional Requirement]
All these have been mentioned previously.
I have a new one. Saddle seat sidesaddle. You can do all three seats sidesaddle: hunt seat, saddle seat, & western. I used to show with a woman who did. (Waves hi wherever you are!)
This is not unusual from a historical perspective. Sidesaddle is saddle seat. [Saddle Seat Sidesaddle]
However, it would be unusual under current usage. Most sidesaddle these days is hunt seat. [What’s In A Name, Guest Photos]
Imagine me showing up in an ASB country pleasure class in flawless, traditional saddle seat sidesaddle.
Well, traditional except for a helmet. I wonder if I could get a helmet cover in the shape of a derby.
New horse better show up soon. The list keeps getting longer.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
That’s some list!
There is a UK company called BandBox that may or may not actually exist. [I find their hats all over in images posted on Facebook and Pinterest, etc. But none of the links take me to their website.] An alternative: you might find a basic helmet and have a black felt derby made to cover it. For example, there is a haberdashery in Portland that could certainly do it—their custom felt hats are exquisite.
It’s Jan in Oregon.
Seriously, how did I manage to mess this up? Twice.
Saddle seat on side saddle? Yup, done that — been awhile, of course. Saddle has double horns for better gripping. Full dress has pretty, SS flowing coat, of course; the skirt flows very pretty at the canter (but you still wear jods underneath, skirt is sort of a really big apron), covers your boots to the toes, but not hiding the boots; hands about at lap position, but reins are not loose, must have connection with bit, mouth. You will post on the trot. (I guess hunt seat does this too.) Canter on correct leads, of course. Waaaay-back when, there were women SS riders who rode side saddle in 5-gaited classes, and won! I don’t know how they did it, but they did. Re hard hat derby — there used to be hard hat derbies sold in tack shops in London, for women who fox hunted (astride, side saddle, both). I still have mine — really old, faded, and in a box somewhere — that my dad bought for me in London. Harry Hall’s??? Surely, they’re available somewhere. Have fun! MM