Interested in Roman Riding?

[Yurko]

Greetings Jurjen,

I joined this forum only last week to learn more about Roman era horsemanship and it's blossoming re-creation. This, being my initial post as I'm still very deep into the forum's "search" function and waiting for several general research books to arrive in the post.

However, I must comment on your last image of "Hunter/Jumper" training. I must say you have a VERY unorthodox training style and quite frankly I'm happy you landed still on the back of your horse. I don't think I can recall seeing one so vertically upright and one-handed no less, a millisecond from the apex of a jump. Well done and lucky you but I highly advise caution to use BOTH hands on the reins and lean more into your horses neck. May not be so crucial now at 50cm but much higher and it will suddenly become very crucial unless of course you are naturally blessed. I am not.

Certainly not meant as a scathing criticism, I've just thoroughly enjoyed your recent progression and I would really like to see more "healthy" posts by you. All I have is a horse, trained for gunfire and cannon fire but not one iota of Roman/Aux kit. Interest, nevertheless.

Best of continuing luck toward your goal,