In mid April we attended our very first Fantasy Medieval Fair, at Mt Gambier. It is always great fun to go somewhere new, but it can also be a little nerve wracking, just making sure that the camp site is good, and the ground for the demonstrations is suitable. However, the site was great and …
Last weekend, we made our annual journey to Paracombe in the Adelaide Hills for the SA Medieval Fair. We have been involved in the Medieval Fair since 2009, so it is quite special for us. Whilst the weather wasn’t great when we first arrived Friday afternoon, we did manage to mostly set up without getting …
Allowing our horses to see and interact with different and weird stuff is an important part of their education. This is not about desensitising them (which infers they are dulled to their environment), but rather to give them the opportunity to learn more about the world and as a team-building exercise. At parades or festivals …
Recently we held our inaugural Mounted Combat Gathering, at Unicorn Park Equestrian Centre. We had participants and horses at all sorts of different levels, from very new and inexperienced, to seasoned campaigners, and everything in between. We felt it was imperative that the weekend offer something for everyone. We started off doing some drill on …
We are in the process of starting Aliyana, a rising 5 year old mare (3/4 Andalusian, 1/4 Paso Fino). She appears to have a suitable temperament for the kind of activities that the King’s Horses group enjoys, and we plan to include her in our display team when she is ready. In late June, we …
A few weeks ago, we participated in a Fun Day, at the large indoor arena, Unicorn Park, located just outside of Ballarat. It’s been a long and dreary winter, so it was nice to have a large space to set up some gear and play. And it was great to catch up with our friends …
Last month we were in the beautiful Adelaide Hills for the SA Medieval Fair. This was our first big event since Covid began. We had been training hard, and working on a lot of new gear. We had a pretty big disruption to our plans, in that our most senior horse in both experience and …
Goodness, time flies when you’re having fun, and we have a lot of fun. 🙂 Last weekend 3 of us kitted up and took the horses for a ride through the forest. The wonderful Amber F was there to take some pics for us. https://www.facebook.com/amberfphotographer/posts/4214886781866657
Well, 2020 was certainly a weird year, but we pushed through, and managed to keep up a lot of our riding and training, even if we did have number limits. Here is a picture from our last training session for the year, taken by the lovely Amber F. More pictures at: https://www.facebook.com/amberfphotographer/posts/4009717279050276
Some pictures from a recent training session we had. Thanks very much to Amber F for the great photos…