Interested in Roman Riding? - Printable Version

Interested in Roman Riding? - Printable Version

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Re: Cavalery foederati vidéo at Vieux la Romaine. - jvrjenivs - 12-26-2010

Quote:Hello
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg7k0m ... aine_sport

Looks good. Big Grin

It's good to see more and more cavalry around.

Now, let it stop snowing, so our saddles can be delivered normally and I can ride in Roman saddle to. Stupid weather.

Re: Cavalery foederati vidéo at Vieux la Romaine. - Vindex - 12-26-2010

Quote:Hello
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg7k0m ... aine_sport

Excellent! Very impressive display.

Thank you for posting. Big Grin

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - Ammianus - 12-26-2010

Quote:Now, let it stop snowing

Yes Yorkshire is slowly defrosting, so hopefully it will be back to the horses soon. They will be fat and scruffy but hopefully will remember what it is they are doing! :roll:
Warhorses by the springtime!

Sorry to hear the snow delayed your saddles Jurjen Sad

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - John Conyard - 12-26-2010

Thank you for posting. ALovely horses. Is the big bay in training?

Training is something we can do in .......February! It snowed again in York today.

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - John Conyard - 12-31-2010

Jurjen your saddles went at 12 noon yesterday, and should be with you in the next three/four days.

Fingers crossed!

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - jvrjenivs - 12-31-2010

Quote:Jurjen your saddles went at 12 noon yesterday, and should be with you in the next three/four days.

Fingers crossed!

Whohoo, great news Big Grin

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - John Conyard - 12-31-2010

I love your enthusiasm Big Grin

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And now like Cesar, and unlike other European groups, you will have a variety of good wooden framed saddles to display. Smile

Not McCellan American Civil War saddles, not pad saddes , not "pretend" Roman saddles or even cowboy saddles with bits stuck on. But good solid Roman saddles. You have a great 2011 to look forward to!

Here the sand school is no longer frozen, it is flooded :roll: But come February we will be riding and practicising hard. I believe this year wil be a good one for us. I can see horse and rider combinations coming together, and people riding better than last year. I want to start making specific Roman bridles for each horse, and intend to spend the spring riding and BBQ'ing down the yard as much as possible.

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 01-06-2011

As Jurjenius is working hard to made his Ala I Dromedariorum Batavorum and i want to join, i have made some practice:

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Being familiar with no stirrups riding, was easy to ride safety an I have made even some canter...

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - jvrjenivs - 01-06-2011

Wow, Cesar, you make me jealous. Anyway, I have a great to, as I just got a package from the postman.

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Saturday morning I'll try one on horseback, so more pictures to follow in a couple of days!

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - John Conyard - 01-07-2011

Good luck tomorrow, and take care of yourself! Smile

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - jvrjenivs - 01-08-2011

Quote:Good luck tomorrow, and take care of yourself!

Thanks. It was quite a good day. It rained, but I had the luck my former girlfriends horses are located at stables with an indoor ridingschool. Big Grin

So, we started with trying to fit the saddle to the horse. Luckily for us it did fit and we could give it a try. Big Grin

I used the Connolly type today Big Grin

So, enjoy some pictures.

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It was very good to be back in Roman saddle. I've been riding in English and spanisch saddles since I was in York last summer, but the Roman 4-horned saddle beats all. No stupid stirrups. Unfortunatelly within the riding school I had to wear a modern riding cap.

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Outside, we luckily had about 20 minutes without rain to take some more photographs. Here with my Joe Piela Burgh-Castle helmet, which still need some work.

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Although it didn't totally fit to the rest of the Late Roman kit I was wearing today, we also took some pictures with my 1st Century Batavian Cavalry helmet with facemask from the Kops Plateau. (raw bowl, the work on the horse hair cover is still in progress).

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Still some work to do on the saddle cloth (holes for the girthstraps have to be added) but I think it looks rather nice. Fringe is handmade Big Grin

I'm really happy the saddle fits the horse so we can now start training with our new saddles. Will check on the other horses next week Big Grin

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - Gaius Julius Caesar - 01-08-2011

Looks great Jurjen, if a bit wet. I'm quite jealous! :mrgreen:

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - jvrjenivs - 01-08-2011

And a short movie of me just walking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotiawolf/5335805943/

And complete photoseries:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotiawolf/sets/72157625651191145/

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - Robert Vermaat - 01-08-2011

Ah, very promising (thumbs up). Big Grin

Re: Interested in Roman Riding? - John Conyard - 01-08-2011

Excellent! I am really happy for you. You have the kit, the horses and the enthusiasm. Everything else is just a matter of time. I really do feel the will and passion to do this is the most important part of the project. Now you have the saddles as well, and you are going to have a great year. In York it is still snowing :evil:

I also like the late Roman kit, when the army and cavalry are at their best.