Old Cavalry Photos

Ave Sodalis

I was just flicking through the internet and happened across these:

http://www.horsenation.com/2013/07/25/18-cavalry-photos-you-have-to-see-to-believe/

I thought they were interesting (and kinda cool, if not very crazy) so I'm sharing them here

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Thanks for sharing those!

Esroh

Great Pics.

Health and safety has alot to answer for .

Ave Sodalis

I know, right? Ruining all the fun

I kid, I kid

Esroh

I was made jump down grids

without reins and stirrups

in short/jockey length stirrups without reins ,

do round the world in canter

and full and half scissors.

All these in the days of no back protectors.

We also did some vaulting .

When I think of some of the stuff we were put through I dont know how I did it..

And those cross country fences remind me of what Punchestown X-Country was like back in the day of real eventing:). Huge scarey fences that were frightening to walk up to.

ILoveYourVibes

Esroh wrote: »

I was made jump down grids

without reins and stirrups

in short/jockey length stirrups without reins ,

do round the world in canter

and full and half scissors.

All these in the days of no back protectors.

We also did some vaulting .

When I think of some of the stuff we were put through I dont know how I did it..

And those cross country fences remind me of what Punchestown X-Country was like back in the day of real eventing:). Huge scarey fences that were frightening to walk up to.

This is really interesting to me. I always knew dressage came from Cavalry. But i never knew the other kind of riding skills or tactics.

I wonder what a battle would have looked like!?

Around the worlds in canter would have looked like those cossack riders doing trick riding!