Medieval Saddles

[Showjumper]

I went to a Medieval Fair at Berkeley Castle today, and while wandering the tents, came across a company who make medieval style saddles, and something really clever! A medieval saddle cover which fits over your normal english treed saddle!

In case anybody's interested, I did take their card! Their website is: http://www.hightowercrafts.com/page18.html

 

[jowyles]

Wow ive always fancied doing a fancy dress as a knight dexter would look amazing!

 

[No_Angel]

That is very cool!
All we need now if for them to make a treeless one! I wonder if that cover would fit over my saddle?

 

[Showjumper]

The knights and maidens they had were fantastic! The jousting was absolutely amazing, and one of the women riding in the Hunt was fantastic - if I could ride like her I'd be thrilled! She was really amazing

I don't see why they couldn't make you a cover for the Ansur Konklusion...

 

[RachelEvent]

Ooooh! I work at Berkeley Castle. I was working in the tearooms today.. if only I'd known you were visiting I could have arranged some tea and cake for you!

I didn't get to see any of the jousting action myself, too busy clearing tables

 

[Showjumper]

Oh wow how weird! Tea and cake would have been lovely, although I was a pig and had a spud, a crepe, 3 donuts and a triple ice cream

The jousting was fantastic - the purple knight horse had a really scary looking fall though! Still haven't worked out whether or not it was meant to happen - the black knight looked a little baffled...

 

[Esther.D]

Who was doing the jousting? Which group I mean, do you know? Just being nosey as we know a lot of the jousting groups as most of us use the same stunt trained horses

 

[Showjumper]

Sadly I don't know, but they were really excellent! The Donna Isabella's horse was absolutely stunning!

 

[Merlinz gal]

wow thats really cool right im off to get designing for mine and merlins first fancy dress

will post the outcome

 

[Smookle]

Who was doing the jousting?

I think the Knights of Arkley did the Joust, and Destrier demonstrated the Mounted Hunting Games.

 

[Tiber]

Years ago the Knights of Arkley came to the riding school where I was working to do a demo thing. The two yard managers also joined in, the school manager on one of the really steady (lazy) school horses to give her something fum to do, the livery manager chose one of the thoroughbreds (also quite lazy) to ride. I will never forget Lady (lazy cob) actually galloping!...or the livery manager slamming into the fence cos he had no brakes..... (It was a bit of an 'I told you so' moment!)

 

[Captain Equidan]

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/knights/home.asp

Know a guy who grooms for this group. Based in Wilts - its a great show.