Comitatus at Sledmere House 12th/13th June

[John Conyard]

Well that is 6 infantry receiving arrows plus others handing stuff to the cavalrymen, in the camp etc. But I agree, more would be great. Luckily such shows guarantee a source of new recruits So hopefully more targets at the next event.

We could put out an extra cavalryman without straining resources but it is better to work within ourselves. Because of the stallion we had two paddocks, and even horses within the tent lines with authentic ropes, water buckets etc. I could actually open up my tent and share breakfast with my horse. At first just trying to tack up the horses and riders was a struggle in 53 minutes, but we soon had the time down to a respectable half an hour.

Every rider had their own personal struggle over the weekend. These made the shows really exciting and rather than riding within ourselves some of us were really on the edge. It was truly exciting, and I have seen a view cavalry shows. I will write more in the cavalry thread.

We even had Byron down from north of the Wall for a day. It was a pleasure to host him. He has a sexy voice!

We have hundreds of photos of this event. I am just back on the internet so I will see if I can post some up. Though it may take some time to figure out the new super computer.