So,

I think I may have found a riding instructor that suits me!

Went for a really fun lesson on "Barbie" the 24yr old 15hh Thoroughbred that couldn't give a toss whether I was on her back or not. Trotted for at least 20 minutes of the half hour lesson, came up a little sore, test will be to see how I go tomorrow.

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Went "riding" today - well, went for a lesson that turned into groundwork for an 1hr 20mins ( Read more... )

2.5 yrs old approx 14.1hh Freisian X Pecheron and Anglo-Arab


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My horse Ace has real issues with his feet right now and my inexpert riding is not helping him. I am having thoughts about where I am going with my riding and have come to conclusion that I am not allowed to come to any more conclusions until I have ridden for 100 hours starting NOW ( Read more... )

Firstly, a cool image:


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One way that the Swiss marked themselves on the battlefield was with a baldric - this close-up shows two standard bearers wearing baldrics one has a black sash with white crosses and the other has a red sash with white crosses - they are both carrying the flags of their Cantons:


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Thanks to Mrs Brown I have some other images and am working my way towards some conclusions.


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I'm on the trail of at what point in history do the soldiers of the Swiss Confederacy start wearing white crosses sewed to red backgrounds??


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I have found an English translation of the Battle Roll that Miller and Embleton refer to from Johannes Hanes' 1925 work: Militärisches aus dem Alten Zürichkrieg (Roughly translated by google to mean: "Military from the Old Zurich War: On the evolution of infantry").

The English translation is here:
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