Interested in Roman Riding?

[John Conyard]

Amongst other things, Comitatus puts out Roman cavalrymen from various Roman periods around six times each year. We operate a “football team” system, whereby everybody gets a chance to practice riding as a Roman, but the first team ride in public displays. Due to illness or absence riders have the opportunity to step up into the first team, or get there by hard work.

Currently we have eight riders. On occasion we put out five cavalrymen in public displays. Next season we would like to increase the numbers of riders. We have the saddles and can make the tack to make this possible. New horses arrive each year. But we would like some more Roman riders.

Many experienced re-enactment riders come to us who would like to ride, which is great. But ideally we would like riders who have a genuine interest in recreating the Roman period. That interest and enthusiasm carried us through the times when it’s wet and muddy, cold and miserable.

We have two riding sessions booked in the autumn to introduce people to Roman riding. They will be held near Goole in East Yorkshire on,

11th October Sunday starting from 11 a.m
15th November Sunday starting from 11 a.m.

PM me for details. These sessions are very much aimed at members of Comitatus who just want to have a go. No previous riding experience is required and it’s very relaxed. But by the spring of 2010 it would be good to have a few more of us riding at events.

http://www.comitatus.net/cavalry.html