02-19-2011, 06:19 PM
Very glad to see you gaining in confidence so quickly Jurjen - long may it continue!
I've thought about commenting on this and don't want to appear TOO picky about these things...but I would like to think you mean "very Roman type ponies"
The reason I say this is because the pony Jurjen is riding is a Nordic (or Fjord) pony and the other one nearest the camera in the picture of three ponies looks very like a Haflinger or Haflinger cross bred (Perhaps Jurjen could find out for us?).
The Noidic pony is unlikely to have been seen by the Romans although the Haflinger ancestors derive from the Tyrolean mountain ponies so could possibly have been used (it is Pannonia after all). The modern Haflinger has been crossed with Arab blood in the 1870s and has changed the breed a little; but it is a strong horse, up to weight and ranges between 13hh and 15hh these days so the Romans may well have known this animal in previous "type".
Both the Nordic and the Haflinger have excellent temperaments (if a little stubborn at times) and can be deceptively sharp - so watch out Jurjen
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Sorry if I sound pedanctic about this but this is as important to me as having the correct armour, sword, helmet and shield type etc etc etc for the period you wish to depict. (and the horse, after all, is probably the most important bit of "kit" the cavalryman had!!)
Quote:... I like the ponies, very Roman.
I've thought about commenting on this and don't want to appear TOO picky about these things...but I would like to think you mean "very Roman type ponies"
The reason I say this is because the pony Jurjen is riding is a Nordic (or Fjord) pony and the other one nearest the camera in the picture of three ponies looks very like a Haflinger or Haflinger cross bred (Perhaps Jurjen could find out for us?).
The Noidic pony is unlikely to have been seen by the Romans although the Haflinger ancestors derive from the Tyrolean mountain ponies so could possibly have been used (it is Pannonia after all). The modern Haflinger has been crossed with Arab blood in the 1870s and has changed the breed a little; but it is a strong horse, up to weight and ranges between 13hh and 15hh these days so the Romans may well have known this animal in previous "type".
Both the Nordic and the Haflinger have excellent temperaments (if a little stubborn at times) and can be deceptively sharp - so watch out Jurjen
!!Sorry if I sound pedanctic about this but this is as important to me as having the correct armour, sword, helmet and shield type etc etc etc for the period you wish to depict. (and the horse, after all, is probably the most important bit of "kit" the cavalryman had!!)
Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
