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A Breed for Every Need
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Horsemanship Level 2: Identification Horses come in many … Continue reading
Horsemanship Level 2: what’s old is new
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Our Horsemanship curriculum, like the Canadian Pony Club … Continue reading
The Blue Spur Curriculum
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Having completed our blog tour through the Green … Continue reading
Striking From the Saddle
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. The final item on the Green Spur checklist … Continue reading
How Not to Cut Your Horse
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. The Eight Cuts, Contorted for the Saddle … Continue reading
Mounted Mechanics
This post was originally published on Academie Duello’s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Last week we took a brief tour … Continue reading
The Mounted Arsenal
This post was originally published on Academie Duello‘s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Swordplay Knowledge: mounted weaponry Aside from knowing … Continue reading
Sword Words
This post was originally published on Academie Duello‘s blog in March 2013, and is part of a series detailing the requirements for the Green Spur, or first rank of the Mounted Combat program. Swordplay Knowledge In the Horsemanship portion of … Continue reading
Mounted Combat at VISS
originally published in Academie Duello’s blog on 19 Feb 2013 As wonderful as all our venues for the Vancouver International Swordplay Symposium last weekend were, none of them were quite large — or rustic — enough to host a mounted … Continue reading
Over, Across & Around: turning the sword
Swordplay from the Ground: the three turns of the sword The last of the swordplay skills you’ll need to demonstrate for your Green Spur is an understanding of the three turns of the sword. These turns have the same … Continue reading
