Kelmarsh pics+vid

Bogwoppit · Post by **Bogwoppit** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:11 pm

You got it

Izabela Pitcher · Post by **Izabela Pitcher** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:55 am

[He was a little s*d!!! He's a jousting horse so I couldn't flipping hold him!! He kept wanting to be in front I got the chance to hold the colour at the end, had it for about 20 seconds and then they let the cannon off and Ted decided the Royalist horses looked like pleasant chaps to talk to... at a flat out charge! Needless to say I handed the colour back quick before we ended up somewhere over the rainbow!!! ]

ha! I remember you. I was wondering what happened to your colour

well, I hope Ted had a good chat with our ponies:-)

I have also spotted myself on the ECWSpictures:attacking the pike and pouting a lot;-)

thanks for good fun at the battlefield![/quote]

more ecws pixs:
http://s347.photobucket.com/albums/p444 ... G_0158.jpg

Bogwoppit · Post by **Bogwoppit** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:38 am

Oh great to meet you without trying to beat the c**p out of you!!

I had a wonderful time, but I'm aching now! Have decided I should ride more!!

Fantastic pics

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:14 pm

Lidi, no, not the red hat, silver hat, red hair, unmistakable black legs ('cos it was my muddyevil hose which are a l'il tighter than Norman hose...)!

steve stanley · Post by **steve stanley** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:36 pm

I'm starting to get paranoid...Our Gun crew get in piccies....Our Pike division get in piccies...Even our bloody officers get in piccies!....Musket?...not a chance!....suppose it's 'cos we were stuck against the hedge.......
Steve

Merlon. · Post by **Merlon.** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:46 pm

Now now Steve don't get upset, if you squint, you can just see your face in picture 18......

steve stanley · Post by **steve stanley** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:08 pm

Merlon. wrote:Now now Steve don't get upset, if you squint, you can just see your face in picture 18......

You're right!...Good thing I'm no shorter.........
Steve

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:52 pm

Bogwoppit wrote: I tried! Believe me!! But every time I galloped to your rescue my horse just kept going!

You obviously need more lard

Bogwoppit · Post by **Bogwoppit** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:49 am

You're right! He's used to 15 stone men in full plate armour on him. He was probably wondering what that fly was doing on his back!

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:45 am

We had a fantastic time at Kelmarsh and I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone for the overwhelmingly positive reaction we got.

Biggest congratulations of the weekend must go to one of our ladies, Becca Holland, for taking a glass of champange from a tray whilst jumping sidsaddle over a fully laid table....

Shabash!

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:47 am

Is that Nero?

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:30 pm

Indeed it is!

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:32 pm

And he looks like butter wouldn't melt

So, where's your UP then?

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:54 pm

LOL

UP stayed at home due to riding my fruity little horse with a broken neck...

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:57 pm

Celebrinthil wrote:LOL

UP stayed at home due to riding my fruity little horse with a broken neck...

Excuses

How is your neck now?

I have to say that I find my UP when decked out in the Napoleonic style to be the single most secure seat ever.

And dead comfy to boot..!!

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:00 pm

hehe - normally would be OK but he's too excitable in shows for that as we should be on plain leather. Not worth taking the risk....

Neck's not too bad, does get sore after a lot of galavanting on ponies, but I'm not complaining - I can still ride and walk!

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:04 pm

too true - take the sheepskin and cloak off the front and you have a whole different saddle.

If you have a good shine to it, I dare say with the angle of the pommel it could work as quite the ejection ramp

Not so good in your current convalescent condition.

(and more reason to do Napoleonic)

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:05 pm

Well, I am getting the Napoleonic period Skinner's Horse uniform done....

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:07 pm

D'ohh

What on earth does that look like?

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:11 pm

British Light Dragoons basically, but with a bit more bling!

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:13 pm

Celebrinthil wrote:British Light Dragoons basically, but with a bit more bling!

1812 uniform with white shako, or going for the earlier look?

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:15 pm

it's earlier - Skinner's Officers were wearing Tarletons in the 1820's

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:59 pm

Bogwoppit, just out of interest - is that Mark Atkinson's Tad you were riding?

Bogwoppit · Post by **Bogwoppit** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:46 pm

It is indeed Andreas

becciaj · Post by **becciaj** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:09 pm

I found this website Historic-uk which has a living history section, with a diary, photos, videos etc
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Li ... /index.htm

It also has a page with pictures from Kelmarsh 2008.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Ke ... /index.htm

Hope you find this as interesting as me!!!!!!!!

Nigel · Post by **Nigel** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:26 pm

Celebrinthil wrote:We had a fantastic time at Kelmarsh and I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone for the overwhelmingly positive reaction we got.

Biggest congratulations of the weekend must go to one of our ladies, Becca Holland, for taking a glass of champange from a tray whilst jumping sidsaddle over a fully laid table....

Shabash!

I hope you feel the greeness of my envy heading your way Still alovely job well done mike uniform looks superb

lidimy · Post by **lidimy** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:04 pm

Becca Holland?

Isn't she Elizabeth I?

Celebrinthil · Post by **Celebrinthil** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:10 pm

Yes she is!

Nigel - I have asked my chap in India to do you a pagri and cummerbund. Will organise some buttons for you this week

Nigel · Post by **Nigel** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:48 pm

Mike youa re a true gent

bottle of port for you next time we meet although my mother may be hiring assasins

Bogwoppit · Post by **Bogwoppit** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:11 pm

Few more pics of the ECWS battle...

LivingHistory.co.uk

Kelmarsh pics+vid

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