SASSANIAN/ROMAN SADDLE

[Anonymous]

The earliest "true" reconstruction of a four horned Roman saddle I know of was the one I made in 1985 for the exhibit our Leg XIIII did for the 2000th anniversary of Augsburg in conjuntion with Junkelmann's arrival over the alps. I believe this was before any of the Hyland and Connolly reconstructions, and was what inspired Marcus to do the Roman cavlary experiments. It was basically a thick felt pad cut to fit the valkenburg leather, with bronze horns. We dressed a local guy (who had a horse) as a cavalryman, and he was very impressed with how well the saddle worked. In defense of this treeless saddle reconstruction, it should be noted that Roman bronze horn stiffeners only have holes for stitching into the leather, and not holes to be nailed into a tree. Also, this pad type saddle will fit any horse and adjust to the horses back as it becomes leaner on campaign.<br>
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Hello, I’m a first time poster here so hopefully I’m not rehashing a question already covered. After reading the comment by Mr. Peterson regarding the Roman horned saddle reproduction, made from “a thick felt padâ€ÂÂ