The Armour Archive

Eule

On the other hand, the Indian-made abortions are a horror to both man and horse, with a STEEL framework, rather than the proper wooden tree! Lucky has a pretty normal back and my "Indian Made Abortion" (I like that!) bridges him to the tune of about 3"-4" and the area where it d...

Eule

In addition to our reproduction saddles, we use Alta Esquela NOTE: Beware of the cheap Indian import saddles offered inexpensively on Ebay, as they are not made well, do not fit and can be harmful to your horses' back. Zaldi and Ludomar are the name brands you want to look for. I've been looking at...

Eule

Here's what a proper 16th Century War Saddle looks like, BTW. Note that it is provided with "bolsters" behind the thighs to help provide stability and a firm seat. Someone mentioned my saddle earlier....it is a Zaldi Camarguesa. I've ridden in various Western saddles, various English sadd...

Eule

Jeff is currently in Leeds getting ready for the Joust for the Sword of Honour, which starts tomorrow. He may or may not have time and or the focus to address your comments during the tournament, but will doubtless do so afterwards. Gwen No problem at all....I've been wishing him luck. We'll have p...

Eule

Gotta say guys........some of those pics from GW aren't pretty. Dave, you look ok. I hope everyone who's attending my Austin clinic next week is prepared to do a LOT of work! So, no pics of the GW balsa jousting then?? Nope they aren't...but although a picture is worth a thousand words, many of the...

Eule

HE Lances in a lighter version......coming soon. Also a full length "solid" version, suitable for reenactment uses and quintain, or other uses where a replaceable tip is unnecessary. Hi Jeffrey, Re a lighter version. I'm a female, not a particularly stout girl. I was up and practicing wit...

Eule

The first pic Gwen posted has so much wrong in it. The guy using his horses head to balance his lance on is truly horrible. The guy on the other side of the tilt with his lance heading straight for the other horses head!!!! I'm sorry guys, this is just not good enough. The thought of you using bals...

Eule

This image was taken while the rider was trying to control his horse after it went all skiddish. Thanks for reminding everyone that each picture has a story behind and photo based opinions are equaly subject to misinterpretation. Thanks for that comment Fred, and you are correct. As the event organ...

Eule

LESS talkie MORE joustie I specifically walked up to the joust to shoot the balsa jousting that was supposed to start "in 20 minutes". 2 hours later I was freezing and gave up as there had been no balsa jousting at all. Only tube jousting. I finally gave up (after the 2 hours) and left af...

Eule

As for the talkie, I was just filling in to kill time while Eule was arming up. As you saw with the tube jousting, I don't take a whole lot of time making runs For better or worse, it is always a bit of a cluster at Gulf Wars trying to get folks organized. If you want to see things run smoother, he...

Eule

Tournaments could have different components which will be scored independently. For example, the Tournament of the Phoenix is affiliated with the IJL Historical Division. The jousting is limited to invited competitors, but the Skill at Arms is open to any qualified IJL affiliate who would like to c...

Eule

A really great target for a quintain (whether a spinner, a tipper, or one with a spring arm) is an old, SMALL, cast iron skillet. Virtually indestructable and pretty cheap (especially at flea markets or garage sales). What a great idea! How did you attached the skillet? I would think that with that...

Eule

These changes make them perform WAY better than with the older softer material and the shallower socket. I will agree that the newer coronels are much better than the earlier ones. I've been using the same one on my quintain lance for the past four months with several hundred strikes on a mid weigh...

Eule

When did I fool myself? I've seen people that would come off if you glare at them too hard. Sorry...I really didn't mean to aim that specifically in your direction! I certainly agree that sacks of potatoes have a tendency to find the ground when placed upon a horse....but, to clarify, these were go...

Eule

Where I usually joust one is awarded 10 points for unhorsing your opponent. IJA/IJL does not award points for unhorsing an opponent. SCA is laissez-faire so far, so I thought I would ask... The current foam jousting rules don't allow it, so it is unlikely that the balsa rules will. ...and don't foo...

Eule

Here is the one in Vienna.

You can also see the Sigismund of Tyrol/Helmschmied armour in the reflection.

Eule

Sir Alexis wrote:
ps Steve last time I checked those coronels weren't made of steel

Doh!

Hmmmm.......

Eule

Plastic really has no place on the Jousting Field. Truth be told, I'd love Alexis to state "no plastic on the jousting field"...then, as a Marshal I would be justified in refusing plastic Walmart garage pavilions, plastic water bottles, plastic lawn chairs, etc. Hmm...even cell phones! .....

Eule

A COP over maille I would consider sufficient protection. However, the COP must be of metal construction IMO. A plastic COP might crack under the kind of impact of a balsa strike and would certainly not stand up to a sleeve strike if the balsa broke on the target and the metal had a secondary hit o...

Eule

did you notice any additional insurance regulation after the 2007 incident in England? In the US or in England? isn't the insurance General Liability for the venue...i.e. not meant to cover the participants? If so, why would a participant injury effect the GL coverage? It's not a silly question at ...

Eule

we don't get a serious injury or worse and have the whole program shut down. Given the sketchy insurance climate we live in here, a catastrophic injury to an SCA person balsa jousting would effectively shut down ALL balsa jousting in the US. What the SCA does with this program may have far reaching...

Eule

I ride with some hard-hitting folk. (WCJA/FreeLancers) I agree that perhaps leather breastplates are too light for 3' balsa tips. A decent socket hit might cut right through leather? Pretty much anything would be ok for mounted (crested helm) combat with the 1" balsa cannes, but lance passes m...

Eule

I'd love to Jeff! When is it? Were is it? And are there strict armor requirements for attendance? Does the event have a web site? Thanks! Leo, I'm the Event Steward for "The Lysts at Castleton 2010" and we're putting the website together even now. However, the site from 2009 is still acti...

Eule

I talked to my wife about going. Will there be balsa jousting there? Much depends on replacing our current trailer, and being able to do both this and Pennsic (as we are on the Royal Staff for Pennsic). Yes, the Jousting Tournament will be held on Wed. from 1p - 4p. Details about the event can be f...

Eule

Black Swan Designs wrote:And another 'oh yeah'- we're just back from a Caid equestrian practice where Jeff was authorized to compete in SCA horse stuff. I guess they thought he was safe enough. So guys (you know who you are), he has his card!! Yeah!!

Gwen

Be still my beating heart!

Eule

Please visit the Gulf Wars XIX website for the latest equestrian information for the war. m This is just the basic info for now but we will be adding schedules, event and class description, etc. over the next couple of weeks. However, this additional information is now available on the Gulf War XIX ...

Eule

SirAngus wrote:I really think that the sca NEEDS to look at all of the established jousting communities to see what they would like to do.

We are.

Eule

With Gulf Wars XIX quickly approaching, I would encourage anyone interested in the equestrian activities to please join the YahooGroup set up to discuss the particulars of this event.

You can sign up for membership on this list at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GW_Equestrian_2010/

Eule/Steve
Unus sed Leo
Deputy EqMiC, GW XIX

Eule

... climbing onto a horse with an 11 foot long pole with the intention of breaking that pole on an opponent's chest is quite another. To add to Gwen's point... A quantifiable case in point: I saw a new "Modern Marvels" episode yesterday afternoon (discussing military tech...in this exampl...

Eule

As Chris Greenway (Edmund) noted, both he and I plan on being at GW, I with two horses that have experience with balsa jousting. I would love and know that Edmund would as well, to assist with any demonstration you arrange to do at GW. Thanks for the heads up Raynold. I am the Deputy Equestrian Mar...

Eule

This has my support. I would love to see the SCA not only include balsa jousting but also the administratively blue sky concept of carrying any points earned in competition across to IJL ranking. Good luck with it! I am in the process of putting together the request to the IJL to affiliate Ansteorr...

Eule

The website for the "Lysts at Castleton" is now live. Please take a look at http://lysts.swordworks.org for details about this event which showcases SCA Mounted Combat and Jousting.

Eule

I saw that yesterday on youtube. I clicked the link for more information and the website still had 2008 info posted? Brian. Looks like a fantastic event. That is correct. We are in the process of updating the website with the 2009 information. This is the 4th year we've produced this event (keeps g...

Eule

It will be held again this April, 24 - 26 in Austin, TX. They may not have one next year because of the huge amount of work involved so it may be an every other year event. Another cool thing is the site owner (Richard Garriott aka Don Shamino aka Lord British aka That kooky millionaire who went up...

Eule

That was some of the best of what the SCA has to offer! The final pass in the jousting was with balsa lances. (With dispensation from the neccessary powers of course). Slowly but surely... Yes, the SCA's Equestrian officer, Yassmina, has allowed a few balsa demonstrations over the years. The two ri...

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2009 Lysts at Castleton Website