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Alexandra
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posted 01-26-2005 07:13 PM

i thought i would say hello and introduce myself as ive already met some very helpfull people in here.im a horse mad lusitano freak.i would like to get into jousting,im not sure wether my looney of a horse would like to but i will find out, hopefully!!!.i also like meeting new and interesting people and learning new things.if i havnt bored u enough,i look forward to conversing with you in the future

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Fire Stryker
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posted 01-27-2005 01:18 PM

Welcome, welcome...

The doors always open.

Jenn

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Seigneur de Leon
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posted 01-27-2005 07:12 PM

Where are you located? There are many different jousting groups you could be directed to with that information.

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Fire Stryker
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posted 01-28-2005 07:29 AM

She lives in England.

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Alexandra
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posted 01-28-2005 03:18 PM

Unfortunatly i dont know anyone who does jousting in my neck of the woods.everytime i mention it to anyone they think im daft.everyone i know is the old school BHS so anything out of the ordinary isnt acceptable.english people are so stuffy.i do alot of dressage but im getting a little bored with it of late.i need new exciting things to do!

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Macha
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posted 01-29-2005 08:46 AM

Hello Alexandra, I'm also a Lusitano and Spanish horse owner who trains horses for joust, based in Ireland (where people also havn't a clue about what we're doing). The Iberian horses are "hot", but take to jousting with enthusiasm when properly trained. There are plenty of jousting groups in the UK, but you won't find them via the BHS. I can give you some contacts if you'd like to hook up with people in your area. Where are you based? Regards, Macha

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Alexandra
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posted 01-29-2005 02:08 PM

That would be great.I live in co durham{northeast england}.It would be great if there was someone near me,all the joust groups ive found are in the south.Do i teach my horse to joust or do i have someone else do it?Is it difficult?He is a very sharp luso cross thoroughbred.

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Macha
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posted 02-01-2005 01:16 PM

Hi, I'll see who I can find in your neck of the woods and get them to contact you. As far as training your horse, there's no reason why you can't start with the basics yourself, 'though of course you'll need another looney to joust against for all the actual passes. The main thing the horses need to learn is to keep going straight, keep as close to the central barrier (or wall, which is what you'll be using to start) as you're comfortable with, and get used to passing other horses without veering. They also need to get used to things passing and being held close to their heads and over the top of their heads (this is the lance which should be held in your right hand/arm and pass over the horses neck to be carried by his left ear/eye). Getting him used to flags would also be a good idea, as well as strange, cloaky bits of clothing, not to mention the noise of mail and armour, all of which can freak horses out when they first encounter them. Still, compared to learning to stay on the bit and do complicated, sidewaysy things it's easy!

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Tancred
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posted 02-02-2005 05:39 AM

Hello,

There is a very well established jousting society in Nottingham, if that is not too far away (You said all the ones you have found are in the South, but I suppose East Anglia is not all that much better!)

If you wanted to try jousting, you could maybe catch a train, but you might have problems if you had to bring your horse down every time, if you joined.

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Tancred
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posted 02-02-2005 05:45 AM

The contact email for the 'Nottingham Jousting Association' is mr.humphrey@ntlworld.com and the phone number is 01509 852366.

If it is not possible to try jousting there, you might always be able to get information about other groups (in the North) from them.

Tancred

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Alexandra
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posted 02-02-2005 03:22 PM

Thankyou Tancred,Its much apprieciated.how long have you been jousting? everyone i know thinks im nuts!!!.If i cant find anywhere nearer then i will join nottinghams group.

Hi Macha,ive started doing scary things with my horse,he is very spooky when out on hacks and with anything out of the ordinary but he seems to trust me enough to let me flap sheets around ,although ive hit the deck a few times!!It can only get better{can't it?}

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Tancred
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posted 02-02-2005 05:04 PM

Hello Alexandra,

I don't actually joust, but I am a student at Nottingham and was considering joining the local jousting society, before I was seduced by the Uni (Anglo-Norman) living history society. (Albini Household).

Jousting looks like great fun, and I would personally really like to give it a go, but I am too poor to own a horse and so I'll have to wait till I graduate and get a job.

They say you are crazy as they have no imagination (or perhaps they are not sufficiently divorced from reality!)

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tim seasholtz
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posted 02-02-2005 06:34 PM

Hey - another Tancred!
Who'd a thunk it!

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Tancred
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posted 02-02-2005 07:51 PM

Are you a Tancred? Kind of a famous Norman name, I suppose.

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tim seasholtz
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posted 02-03-2005 05:18 PM

My favorite Crusader. I have used Tancred since 1986.

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