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  Topic: Knights of Mayhem on SKY Nat Geo from March 4th.
Baroque

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PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:32 am   Subject: Knights of Mayhem on SKY Nat Geo from March 4th.
I got an email over the weekend from one of the publicists at SkyTV advising that this is due to start running shortly.

They are showing this on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL - Sundays at 7.30pm fro ...
  Topic: Barefoot or Metal Shoes?
Baroque

Replies: 26
Views: 40219

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:18 pm   Subject: Barefoot or Metal Shoes?
I run a mixture of shod, partly shod and unshod with my horses.

Merlin has softish feet which are now fully shod. I tried him with fronts only and he kept slipping behind so got the back shoes put ...
  Topic: Precautions at events re worming and other diseases
Baroque

Replies: 6
Views: 11331

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:10 pm   Subject: Precautions at events re worming and other diseases
All my own horses are boosted annually for strangles & tetanus, and I have a strict worming management with all of them, I also rotationally graze with cattle, sheep and goats on the property.

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  Topic: Horse Meat - what would you do?
Baroque

Replies: 68
Views: 111558

PostForum: NAAMA & General Discussion   Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:18 am   Subject: Horse Meat - what would you do?
I have eaten it before when I was at a clinic at Isola a few years back.

We had on the BBQ some choice steaks off one of the young showjumpers that dropped dead of a heart attack when out on a hac ...
  Topic: Horse Insurance
Baroque

Replies: 4
Views: 10525

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:50 pm   Subject: Horse Insurance
Mia is fully covered for everything including jousting & skill at arms through Jardine Bloodstock.

The cost is about $600+ to insure her for replacement cost of $15,000 which is her current ma ...
  Topic: Conquerors: The Roots of New World Horsemanship
Baroque

Replies: 2
Views: 13839

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:22 am   Subject: Conquerors: The Roots of New World Horsemanship
I got my copy of Conquerors through www.equibooks.com they have a good selection of books on my favourite horses Wink and they are often cheaper than most - this book was $29.95 where its $59.95 fro ...
  Topic: Sword and Armour Storage
Baroque

Replies: 37
Views: 52976

PostForum: NAAMA & General Discussion   Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:09 pm   Subject: Sword and Armour Storage
My armour lives in the airing cupboard in some innocuous looking kit bags, the swords & daggers are hidden in various places where no-one but a fool would look. Wink

And the rest of the stuff ...
  Topic: What is your favorite medieval movie?
Baroque

Replies: 108
Views: 185186

PostForum: NAAMA & General Discussion   Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:00 am   Subject: What is your favorite medieval movie?
bollox! Its not there.. Rolling Eyes where's A Knights Tale on the list then?!

For some reason Beowulf and Grendel ate it. Its on there now, but Beowulf is expanding rapidly. Filthy Geats!

Shocked ...
  Topic: What is your favorite medieval movie?
Baroque

Replies: 108
Views: 185186

PostForum: NAAMA & General Discussion   Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:57 pm   Subject: What is your favorite medieval movie?
Thanks Callum,

Added A Knight's Tale for all the unhappy Ledger fans.

Also found out there is a limit of 20 options for a poll.

bollox! Its not there.. Rolling Eyes where's A Knights Tale on the li ...
  Topic: Dom Duarte (contemporary)
Baroque

Replies: 8
Views: 15454

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:47 am   Subject: Dom Duarte (contemporary)
I started Mr M with a neck strap and lunge cavesson and rode him like that for a long time as he gradually got used to the bridle & bit. It was rather a handful as I had basically a full set of re ...
  Topic: Classical versus 'Modern' Dressage
Baroque

Replies: 5
Views: 10351

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:45 pm   Subject: Classical versus 'Modern' Dressage
A double bridle in skilled & tactful hands is an article of finesse.

However, most of the horses I've seen in double bridles in competition in recent years should not have been wearing them! I ...
  Topic: dressage
Baroque

Replies: 10
Views: 14450

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:16 am   Subject: dressage
its at Camp Rangi Woods. about 30 mins out of Palmerston North

bugger. Evil or Very Mad

Its a bit far for a day trip and as its in the middle of the karting season I can't do an overnighter otherwise ther ...
  Topic: dressage
Baroque

Replies: 10
Views: 14450

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:54 pm   Subject: dressage
Where are you thinking of holding it?

If its within an hour or 2 of home I may be a starter for it and so may a couple of others from COTL.
  Topic: Gear
Baroque

Replies: 13
Views: 16513

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:34 am   Subject: Gear
Having owned both Portuguese and Spanish saddles, I far prefer the feel of the Spanish to the Portuguese which is too much like a bucket seat with the weight thrown to the back of the saddle. Evil or Very Mad T ...
  Topic: Welcome to the Equestrian section!
Baroque

Replies: 12
Views: 11656

PostForum: Equestrian   Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:11 pm   Subject: Welcome to the Equestrian section!

We have developed several "drills" where we train a small squad of infantry to remove the rider from the horse safely for all parties concerned. The standard three man drill seems to work well as we ...
 
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