Category Archives: Reenacting… Naturally!

Natural horsemanship prepares the horse for a variety of distinctly unnatural challenges. We love medieval reenacting, and enjoy watching other types of historical mounted reenacting. We’ve put natural horse training methods to use for our own modern warhorses, and look for examples among other equestrians!

Gold Stars for Ally!

After a little bit of nervousness, the crash bang boom of the reeds and the resounding CRACK of the lance on the quintain were met with cooperation and control Continue reading

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Metallica – Training Heavy Horse

Training a heavy war horse for medieval mounted games. Even the bravest Destrier starts off as a horse like any other. The difference is a solid foundation of trust! Continue reading

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Clydesdale Rides Trail! Putting the Natural in Horsemanship

Clydesdale Rides Trail! Putting the Natural in Horsemanship Yesterday was a story of turning bad happenings into good results. A bit of background: Much to both mine and Dolly’s chagrin, after spending the afternoon on Tuesday last week mowing the … Continue reading

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Video Play, Medieval Jousting

We’re exploring our beloved SmugMug as an alternative to YouTube. SmugMug already hosts our Laughing Gypsy Photography and TerraWolf Photography. We’ve been thrilled with the sites–and with the print quality of the photos they produce! Now they support video… happy … Continue reading

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Natural Horsemanship in the Middle Ages

The Web Whisperer just overcame a longstanding glitch in our systems. We are now able to access all the horse training, horse showing, and adventuring media we have been creating through the last few months. Expect a bunch of belated … Continue reading

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Natural Horsemanship in a Sabre Skirmish

In uploading video from this weekends’ Cavalry demonstration, I noticed another example of natural horsemanship principles at work in the very unnatural setting of the sabre skirmish:         Watch the grey and the palomino. Notice their riders … Continue reading

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Natural Horsemanship and Cavalry Mounted Shooting

Natural horsemanship pops up in the most unexpected places! Mark and I stopped in at the National Conservation Center for their Autumn Conservation Festival. The Center is located almost next door to Mark’s house, which we’ve been prepping for sale … Continue reading

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Return to the Middle Ages

After Saturday morning riding lessons, I snuck over to a neighboring SCA medieval equestrian practice. Lady Alienora from the Incipient Canton of Abhainn Iarthur generously shared her steeds with me. Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Atlantia’s Deputy Earl Marshal … Continue reading

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