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We hopefully have seven riders out this weekend, all on good saddles and horses. We have a new saddle, horse and rider out, but they will be very good in time. No doubt lots of problems will arise but the riders have put their time in and their kit is sound. I'm really looking forward to this one.
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Cesar,
Your lady Estrella is an absolute beauty... I can't wait to have my own mount to do Roman cavalry properly with... I fell in love with one of the horses I was riding out in Chile in 2008 - he was an ex-rodeo horse used for the cattle round up and was rediculously fast... perfect size and build for a Roman pony.. but obviously not the right breed - but looked a bit like your lady there... brings back memories
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Excellent shots.
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Hey John,
Yes - I do have that saddle and yes, it has been fixed - Chris did a glue and bolt for next to nothing for me and it should be good to go again. I think that realistically, buying a horse would possible take place after I have finished my studies - which is summer 2011... its something I've wanted to do for a good while and speaking with one of the others in another group who is training her new native pony to have ready for next summer- its really inspired me.. I'm thinking a dales would be a great choice.. they are up to 14.2hh - mostly black, short sturdy leg and beautiful head carriage... And yes, I'd have to have it stabled the 'wet' side of the Pennines I'm afraid... There is a stud that has bred some beautiful Dales ponies just outside Oldham
http://www.strinesdalestud.co.uk/- a friend of mine used to work there and I think that would be my first port of call for buying one to break in... Lovely temperaments too and not too expensive..
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I would like to keep these thread ticking over as a repository for all things to do with Roman riding.
The hot weather in Yorkshire meant that what little grass we had went brown and the horses had little appetite or opportunity to put on weight. Hal lost condition after Sledmere and so our horses went on holiday to a nice green grassy field down the road. I groomed Hal a lot, and made a new head collor for him to secure a chamfron, but it was all a bit frustrating.
My pre-conceived ideas about who could ride what are as ever are proving incorrect. Luckily everybody apart from myself thought the show at Ribchester went really well, but the size of arena was really just too small.
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We have three cavalry events lft this year to get things right so it is back to basics in the sand school for the next week. Sadly we have one horse lame and another pregnant so numbers may be a problem for the rest of the year. By next year the younger horses will be trained but it is too soon to put them in the arena at present.
On a bright note we soon hope to be ordering a batch of new saddles.
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just a small update of my project. We also ordered some new saddles. I'm working hard to put some sets of horse gear together, with some really nice pieces for our display. Hopefully some interesting pictures will follow by the end of the year, as it takes some time and money to achieve all this.
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Sounds like it takes quite a lot of money and time! Glad you're able to do this thing. A word of advice, though. Don't stand behind the horse when it lifts its tail. :wink:
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Whose doing the saddles John? Is it Chris? I'm trying to sort out a regular supplier of woden frames for him as he said its getting a bit difficult...
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This all looks good fun and faintly familiar. Do you have a specific dateline? Leather stirrups and steppe saddles (based on McCellan American Indian pattern saddles and Portugese saddles?) make it seem like the Alans are coming. A fun period.
Thanks for sharing.
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Please to meet you . :wink:
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Very interesting pictures.
I only think the horses are a bit big, but nonetheless I enjoyed watching them.