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Old Cavalry Photos

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    convert
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭convert


    Thanks for sharing those!


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    Esroh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Esroh


    Great Pics.

    Health and safety has alot to answer for :D.


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    Ave Sodalis
    Registered Users Posts: 7,547 ✭✭✭Ave Sodalis


    I know, right? Ruining all the fun :(

    I kid, I kid


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    Esroh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭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.


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    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭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!


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