04-15-2010, 09:25 AM
That answers my question.
I had understood the horns on the (gallo/roman) 4 horn saddle gripped the legs when your weight was on the saddle.
I had thought about the potential of the falling scenario, but had thought that perhaps in that event, you weight would no longer be on the saddle, so the chances were, you could still manage to get clear of the horse....maybe!
Now I don't recall if this description of the horns 'gripping ' the riders legs came from scources, or is a modern interpretation.
There is also the bronze reinforcement of the horns.
But, in the event that this description is from ancient sources, it would seem to point away from the wooden frame, going by what you say.
I had understood the horns on the (gallo/roman) 4 horn saddle gripped the legs when your weight was on the saddle.
I had thought about the potential of the falling scenario, but had thought that perhaps in that event, you weight would no longer be on the saddle, so the chances were, you could still manage to get clear of the horse....maybe!
Now I don't recall if this description of the horns 'gripping ' the riders legs came from scources, or is a modern interpretation.
There is also the bronze reinforcement of the horns.
But, in the event that this description is from ancient sources, it would seem to point away from the wooden frame, going by what you say.
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
