Hard riding no saddles or stirrups

[Peroni]

I think I saw some horse chest armour from this period...possibly Thracian...?

I don't know about the Alexandrian period, but certainly there are depictions of pectoral armor on most of the Roman horses seen on the Traijanic Adamklissi monument.


Hilary wrote..

I also recall seeing a photo of stirrups from Pompei, so perhaps not all saddles the same - some may be stirrup-less, some may not.

Any details of these would be good! Photo?

(as had been suggested by the saddler in Southport who has made his own very good alternate version of the Connoly saddle).

I assume you speak of Chris Taylor at Saddler's den? I have ridden a very similar (treeless) saddle made by a lady in France. It works perfectly well, and I think is more comfortable.