If you were there to see my first tournament, then you would have seen my horse stopping at the exact point of impact. I only came off once and it was because of that. IF you are trying to insinuate that I have hit someone in the crotch, you are sadly mistaken. I have NEVER EVER hit anyone in the cr...

Will do.

Thanks again, Gwen!

Thank you so much Gwen! I have absolutely no interest in starting a fire, either, with anyone. I simply wanted to put the FACTS out there. Miss Post is my friend, I know exactly what she went through, and I aim to defend her. I have been meaning to get in touch with you about the IJL, but life has b...

AND should I ask you how your first tournament went??

Signed, lovingly,
Pedestria

LOL!!

OH! And I think she finished fourth because she does actually have some skill.........I havent seen or heard of another female jousting that well in "Heavy Division" since Kate.

Roy is different than Shane and Charlie. For one, Shane charges about $150/hour and makes you ride with no stirrups at first. Jessica is an accomplished horsewoman, and definitely knows how to stay in the saddle. Yes, things are totally different in armour. Let me put it to you this way. Say you do ...

Why I hate "heavy armour jousting", at 4:50 on that clip Jessica post lost her balance and fell off unstruck. I don't mean to besmirch the lady but she certainly was not ready to be competing. Shane and Charlie have had a lot of people joust with them over the years. Why are still filling...

I am also sorry I couldnt make it to the meeting. Hubs had surgery and if I had gone to Pennsic without him, I would probably have had to find a new place to live I will call or email you sometime soon Gwen, I want to discuss being the U.S./MD rep......I'll let you get back from Pennsix first though )

Thanks Gwen. I was aware of the cost of Pennsic....still would like to see you guys. Not sure what I'll do yet. Have fun at the big P!

This would be cool. I still hadnt decided on whether or not to go to Pennsic due to the many animals on the farm. It would be nice to just pop in for the evening since I am not far away. I did make it to one of these a few years ago and met Jeff face to face. Not sure if you were there though.....ca...

She competed at one of them, it was in Orangeville, Ont. She was jousting against Cassandra and, I think, she was riding Titan who freaked out about Valour being a stallion, reared and crashed down on her giving her a concussion. One of the many reasons why I revere that woman. She actually injured...

Why yes I do. It has been a couple of years however. I hope to compete at the tournament there this year.

LOL! Its just the fact that it was posted to an androgynous website! I am the poster child for androgyny

Thank you for posting that by the way... I am apparently inept at this compyuter thingie majiggy......

Yes Ma'am. that is me. I wanted to load an up close pic a fan took and posted to Flickr. It actually won an award and was posted to this site...
you will laugh, i know, but its ok, its all in good fun

http://genderfork.com/2009/lady-jouster/#comments

The only problemo is that I am in Md. So far away from all the good akshun!

Thanks Gwen!

I can only get this ONE pic to load, apparently, my others are just too big

Thanks guys
When is the next IJL tourney in the US?

Lloyd, Did Kate compete at the Dragon's Lairs you were at? Just curious. I know in the first years of that tourney, she came in second place, beating Shane and all of his consorts......I am her "protege" and am very proud to say so. I have an immense respect for her. I have Michelle Walker...

Der, sorry, I just saw the event name.........anyways, when is the next one in the US?

Gwen,

Thanks for posting the pix! Were those jousts held in the US? Honestly, I have never competed in IJA, or IJL.......when is the next one in the US? Would that be your tourney..?

Lloyd, I cant thank you enough for being an equal opportunity trainer. I have met Cassandra, and am well aware that she no slouch in the saddle. The only female that I can think of that is better than Cass, is Kate Cox. To this day, that woman is one of the FINEST jousters in the world, IJL, IJA, WC...

My profile info is slim on purpose . j/k.... In my personal opinion, I dont think you will come across the Shane and Charlie types so much anymore b/c times are more progessive. Back in the day when I was training, there was this pride thing. You never, ever, backed down, from anything, even when yo...

[quote Are there any young guys getting involved in this type of jousting? Are there any notable names, 'stars of the circuit' kind of thing? I watch the RenFaire forums and suchlike to keep up with who is doing what, but all the guys seem to be a bit older and established. I have not seem any new g...

...nation's highest ranked jousters...

This statement, in and of itself, makes me want to puke........really getting sick of this.....

This is great, kind of like watching guys fighting over the crown of England- 'I am the king!' 'No you're not, *I* am the King!' 'Oh yeah? Who sez?' 'I sez!' 'Oh yeah?' Can't wait to see the lineup and the results! Gwen LMAO Gwen! Too funny! I am interested as well to see how things turn out. Good ...

While I think that any attention paid to the jousting world is fantastic, at the same time, I would have hoped that something of this scale would have been marketed literally nation-wide as to attract more than just the precious few who are religiously involved. It hurts my feelings a little.......

Hi, again! Lloyd asked me to check back on this thread. Hope I'm (still?) welcome to play in the sandbox. Please make some note as to hip/groin protection in the regs. In my experience, a saddle plate does not require a whole new saddle, or even much modification at all. It is highly effective in p...

And here is my picture for the record.......

My point in saying that Jeff contradicted himself is this; when Trystyn said "IJL doesnt do unhorsings" OF COURSE Jeff had to pipe up and say that was incorrect when in fact, they have NEVER recognized unhorsings? I realize his motive was to, I suppose, clarify? Seems like it seriously dev...

IJL does not award points for unhorsing an opponent. This is incorrect. It is up to each IJL tournament organizer to set rules regarding that. The IJL has no official policy on scoring unhorsings or any other type of scoring, for that matter. FYI, I'm the IJL Board rep for the USA. Have they ever? ...