Thought you guys might enjoy this one ;-)
Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS
"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
Blacksmith's credo.
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.
Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
> Greetings everyone. This week's Links List is all about Horses in history
> and in the Modern Middle Ages. Such a noble past-time brings a great deal
> to the "flavor of the Middle Ages and Renaissance". I greatly enjoy
watching
> contests involving horses at SCA events.
>
> Below are many links for Kingdom equestrian groups. These in turn have
> terrific links lists, and I encourage you to use them. In addition, there
is
> some information about carriages/carts, barding, how to begin SCA
> Horsemanship, Horse History, Sidesaddles, and more. Please feel free to
pass
> this Links List along to those who will find it
> interesting and use these links to update your own webpages.
>
> Cheers
>
> Aoife
>
> Getting Started in S.C.A. Horsemanship
> by Ld. Manfred von dem Schwarzwald
> http://www.meridies.org/as/dmir/Equestrian/1003.html
> (Site Excerpt) Riding the Quintain - This game involves the use of a
device
> once used to train mounted knights in proper techniques of the lance. You
> will ride at the quintain with a lance "couched" or leveled, in an attempt
> to strike the target. The quintain itself is a wooden shield (the target)
> mounted on the end of a revolving T-bar. A score is given based on the
> number of times the quintain spins around after being struck by the lance.
>
> The International Historyof the Horse: 600 - 1630 THE MIDDLE AGES
EMERGENCE
> OF LIGHT CAVALRY
> http://www.imh.org/imh/kyhpl2a.html
> (Site Excerpt) The horse became largely a vehicle for battle or the hunt
> since the Roman roads, which had previously united Europe, fell in
> disrepair. Travel from one area to another was dangerous due to the
hostile
> relations between kingdoms. For the most part, chariots fell from use and
> the wagon remained a farm vehicle. Despite a decline in the quality of
> technological innovation in many spheres of life, the Middle Ages saw the
> horse adapted to new roles in such diverse areas as warfare and
agriculture.
>
> Illuminated Image: Medieval Horses and Cart
> http://www.imh.org/imh/jpg/cart.jpg
>
> The Medieval Horse
> http://victorian.fortunecity.com/manet/394/page29.htm
> (Site Excerpt--note: scroll down 1/3 of page to get to the Medieval
> Information) It is commonly believed that the great war-horses, also
called
> destriers, were developed during the Middle Ages to support the great
weight
> of the armored knight. Actually, a good suit of armor was not over 70
pounds
> in weight; and therefore, the horse would only be expected to carry some
250
> to 300 pounds. The real reason large horses were useful was because their
> weight gave greater force to the impact of the knight's lance, both in
> warfare and in the tournament. A destrier weighed twice as much as a
> conventional riding horse; and when the knight struck a conventionally
> mounted opponent, the impact could be devastating.
>
> Brough's Books--Books on Horse-drawn Carriages and Carts
> http://www.dropbears.com/b/broughsbooks/history/horse-drawn_carriages.htm
>
> Kingdom of Acre Medieval Jousting Exhibitions,
> Associations, and Training Links Page
> http://www.gymkhanarider.com/About/history/jousting.html
>
> The Medieval Horse Store
> Medieval Horses and Links
> http://www.skyhorsekingdom.com/horse_breeds/medieval_horses.htm
>
> A Medieval Sidesaddle
> by Ilaria Veltri degli Ansari
> http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/sidesaddle.html
> (Site Excerpt) I found an 11th c. painting of Mary and Joseph fleeing into
> Egypt. In this plate Mary rides aside and both her feet are in stirrups. I
> am of the opinion that this is unsafe. I also found a written reference in
> Hispanic Costume, that spoke of women using one or two stirrups on their
> saddles. (Note: Photos, illustrations, and bibliography provided)
>
> Works of art portraying the medieval war horse
> http://www2.truman.edu/~capter/jins343/medi.htm
> (Site Excerpt) Caroligian, about 860-870 AD, Equestrian statuette of a
> Caroligian Emperor (traditionally identified as Charlemagne). The portrait
> type corresponds to manuscript and ivory images of Charles the Bold, not
his
> grandfather Charlemagne. Medieval artists were usually not particular
about
> which legs of the horse advanced together, but here the horse and rider's
> proud bearing, and the high foreleg especially, are significant
reflections
> of imperial Roman forms. Walter Liedtke (1989), The Royal Horse and Rider:
> Painting, Sculpture, and Horsemanship 1500-1800, Black and White Plate 13,
> page 151.
>
> Medieval Horse Guild
> Medieval Horse Breeds
> http://www.horseguild.com/Medieval_Horse_Breeds.htm
> (Site Excerpt) Medieval horses were defined by their confirmation and the
> role they were intended to be used for. There were highly refined and
> trained Destriers, smooth gaited Palfreys, long winded and strong
Coursers,
> and general purpose Rouncies. In addition, ponies, mules and donkeys also
> played a vital role in society of the period. Since the scope of this
> article is to inform briefly about medieval horses, I'll limit myself to
> broad generalizations about a few types of horses. The reader wanting more
> detailed information should choose and read some of the books listed in
the
> bibliography which is in another part of this web site. A number of those
> books deal specifically with the breeding and use of medieval horses.
>
> Horses and History or
> The Dog May Be Man's Best Friend,
> but It Was the Horse that Built Civilization!
> by Melinda Maidens
> http://users.erols.com/mmaidens/
> (Site Excerpt) "History was written on the back of the horse," according
to
> an inscription at The Horse Park in Kentucky. Horse lovers do not need to
be
> reminded how much human beings owe to equus caballus, but to the general
> population, civilization's debt is perhaps not immediately apparent. A
> comparison of civilizations that had horses with civilizations that did
not
> soon makes it clear that human history, at least in Eurasia, would have
been
> profoundly different were it not for the horse.
>
> Belgian Draft Horse
> http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/bel.html
> (Site Excerpt) History shows that Belgians are direct lineal descendants
of
> the "Great
> Horse" of medieval times. The Belgian, as the name implies, is native to
the
> country of Belgium. This little country is blessed with fertile soil and
> abundant rainfall, providing the thrifty farmers of Belgium with the
> excellent pastures and the hay and grain necessary to develop a heavy,
> powerful breed of horse.
>
> Kingdom of Aethelmearc Equestrian Webpage
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/lienhart/equestrian/
> (Site Excerpt) Garb: It should allow you to mount and dismount easily.
> Avoid flapping garments such as cloaks or long veils which may get
tangled,
> and might frighten the horse you're riding, (After all, he might be new to
> the SCA). Wear trousers under skirts and kilts. Ladies; assume that
you'll
> be riding astride, since sidesaddles are uncommon.
>
> Stefan's Florilegium Horse Article
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/ANIMALS/Horse-n-t-MA-art.html
> The Horse in the Medieval Age
> by Malachy of Adamastor
>
> East Kingdom Equestrian College
> http://www.eastkingdom.org/equestrian/
>
> Equestrian Activities within the Kingdom of An Tir
> by - THL Catelin Spenser, EM - An Tir
> http://members.tripod.com/~EnchantedHawk/equestrian.html
>
> Rules of the Ealdormerian Equestrian
> http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~flaming_sky/horse/rules.html
>
> Middle Kingdom Equestrian College
> http://www.midrealm.org/equestrian/
>
> Northshield Cavalry FAQ
> http://www.northshield.org/cavalry/equestfaq.html
>
> 14th C. ITALIAN RIDING CAPARISON
> Master Johannes the Black of the Athanor
> http://www.meridies.org/as/dmir/Equestrian/1007.html
> (Site Excerpt, site has illustrations) The SADDLE COVER may be seen in
> Illus. 4 & 5. These are very much like the 'mochila' saddle covers which
the
> conquistadors used. If you construct one, it is important that it's
> constructed of or lined with a coarse material, so that they will not
slide
> on the saddle. It will be necessary to either fit them, or make them out
of
> industrial felt, so that they may be put on wet and ridden, thus
conforming
> to the saddle's shape. The stirrups are pulled around them, as the
> illustration show, though a horizontal slit could be made to allow them to
> be pulled through.
>
> Mediaeval saddles and stirrup irons
> http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Meadows/4563/SCAhorses.html
> Photos taken at Warwick Castle--scroll down page to find a set of
> "horse links"
>
> SCA-Wide Equestrian Handbook
>
http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/equestrian/equestrian_handbook.pdf
> Complete sca-wide rules---Acrobat Reader required. Please note that there
is
> provision for minors and horses!!!! Hurrah!
>
> Horse Armor Information Page (many dealers)
> http://www.ruble-enterprises.com/horse.htm
>
>
> "How many ideas have there been in history that were unthinkable ten years
> before they appeared?"--Fyodor Dostoyevsky
>
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