After a little bit of nervousness, the crash bang boom of the reeds and the resounding CRACK of the lance on the quintain were met with cooperation and control

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Training a heavy war horse for medieval mounted games. Even the bravest Destrier starts off as a horse like any other. The difference is a solid foundation of trust!

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Clydesdale Rides Trail! Putting the Natural in Horsemanship Yesterday was a story of turning bad happenings into good results. A bit of background: Much to both mine and Dolly’s chagrin, after spending the afternoon on Tuesday last week mowing the trails through and around the Grove, I took the saddle up to grab Dolly and [...]

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We’re exploring our beloved SmugMug as an alternative to YouTube. SmugMug already hosts our Laughing Gypsy Photography and TerraWolf Photography. We’ve been thrilled with the sites–and with the print quality of the photos they produce! Now they support video… happy dance! Here is a jousting pass from the Maryland Renaissance Fair on Labor Day Weekend. [...]

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The Web Whisperer just overcame a longstanding glitch in our systems. We are now able to access all the horse training, horse showing, and adventuring media we have been creating through the last few months. Expect a bunch of belated updates! Our friends in a neighboring kingdom hosted an SCA medieval equestrian practice. We jumped [...]

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In uploading video from this weekends’ Cavalry demonstration, I noticed another example of natural horsemanship principles at work in the very unnatural setting of the sabre skirmish:         Watch the grey and the palomino. Notice their riders aren’t carrying weapons. (Notice, too, the grey starts out clearly saying “no way!” to the [...]

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Natural horsemanship pops up in the most unexpected places! Mark and I stopped in at the National Conservation Center for their Autumn Conservation Festival. The Center is located almost next door to Mark’s house, which we’ve been prepping for sale throughout the summer. Throughout the early 1900′s, the Center acted as a bustling Cavalry Remount [...]

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After Saturday morning riding lessons, I snuck over to a neighboring SCA medieval equestrian practice. Lady Alienora from the Incipient Canton of Abhainn Iarthur generously shared her steeds with me. Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Atlantia’s Deputy Earl Marshal of the Horse, marshaled a day of medieval horsemanship and impromptu music. Gorgeous day in [...]

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