Interested in Roman Riding?

[John Conyard]

I suspect most of us could make a saddle cover, especially from the plan I've posted. But the frame is harder, since it is going to take a battering. Some people use old military saddles as a basis, such as American McClellans or old British Universal Patterns (UP's). Add four horns, make a cover and off you go. Sort of. You can buy them from ebay in various states of repair. And they were designed to fit most horses.

The public do expect to see four-horned saddle. Too often you see Romans riding strange looking horses in modern saddles covered in a sheepskin. Some even used stirrups. Not good.