03-18-2004, 06:51 PM
Sassanian,<br>
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Deepeeka cannot even say yet how much the saddles will cost until the first one is completed. Although we have one with a wooden tree, which only needs its leather cover and girth strap, I am going to recommend the pad type, because there is no one "universal" tree that will fit all breeds of horse. Otherwise, I can foresee people complaining of the saddle hurting their horse's back if we use the type with a tree. There were a lot of problems like this on the long Junkelmann Limes rides. I suspect the saddles won't be completed until I go to India in September.<br>
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Reference to the Dinkard and the Dragon, I do not have the specific 'verse' if there is such a thing. This quote if from the Jewish Encylcopedia.Com and refers to two different tranlations, one English and one German. It says: The Dinkard goes further than this, however, and declares "that the Jewish Scriptures were first composed by Zohak, a monstrous dragon of the race of Ahriman", (Jackson, l.c, pp. 633-664 and Spiegel, "Eranische Alterthumskunde, i. 530-544, Lepizig, 1871-78.<br>
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While at first glance this may seem a disparaging remark, my book explores the premise that while often considered 'evil' entities, the creatures collectively known as 'dragons' are actually the highst 'servants' of the God of the Judao-Christian religions (as well as other early Mesopotamian religions, though one of these creatures is the 'Satan' of the Bible.<br>
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I now live in Baumholder, where I am the curator of the 1st Armored Division Museum. This is about 50 kilometers southeast of Trier.<br>
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Dan<br>
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Deepeeka cannot even say yet how much the saddles will cost until the first one is completed. Although we have one with a wooden tree, which only needs its leather cover and girth strap, I am going to recommend the pad type, because there is no one "universal" tree that will fit all breeds of horse. Otherwise, I can foresee people complaining of the saddle hurting their horse's back if we use the type with a tree. There were a lot of problems like this on the long Junkelmann Limes rides. I suspect the saddles won't be completed until I go to India in September.<br>
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Reference to the Dinkard and the Dragon, I do not have the specific 'verse' if there is such a thing. This quote if from the Jewish Encylcopedia.Com and refers to two different tranlations, one English and one German. It says: The Dinkard goes further than this, however, and declares "that the Jewish Scriptures were first composed by Zohak, a monstrous dragon of the race of Ahriman", (Jackson, l.c, pp. 633-664 and Spiegel, "Eranische Alterthumskunde, i. 530-544, Lepizig, 1871-78.<br>
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While at first glance this may seem a disparaging remark, my book explores the premise that while often considered 'evil' entities, the creatures collectively known as 'dragons' are actually the highst 'servants' of the God of the Judao-Christian religions (as well as other early Mesopotamian religions, though one of these creatures is the 'Satan' of the Bible.<br>
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I now live in Baumholder, where I am the curator of the 1st Armored Division Museum. This is about 50 kilometers southeast of Trier.<br>
<br>
Dan<br>
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