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From
Ariadne in Caid:
Some resources
for jousting saddles and medieval saddles in general:
I've dealt with
this outfit before and they are great to work with. Have made several
saddles for pro jousters and SCA equestrians. Costs are right in
line with the cost of a good quality modern saddle and everything
made on custom built trees (McClellan type). American
Military Saddle Co.
Good info on
types of modern saddles that can pass as period:
Narrawin Stud
Some good discussion/Info
on modern saddle trees and how to fit them:
Leatherworker.net
FireStryker
Living History Forum (scroll down for some great pics of people's
creations)
www.sellerie-phoenix.com/slicea.htm
(craftsman in France who has made saddles for several of the
Pro jousters I know. Speaks English and is easy to deal with via
email).
Double
Branch Saddlery (these guys make saddles for the SASS types,
but have made SCA and Medieval saddles too. Good quality saddles)
Some good info
on period saddles in general: Classical
Fencing
Duke Armand's
saddle making instructions:Site
1 and Site
2
Some nice pics
of a jouster's self-made saddle based on the extant example of the
Henry V (scroll down the page to see the pics): Wasson
Artistry
British saddler
making "medieval" saddles on modern trees: Hightower
Crafts
Some really
cool "baroque" tack (bridles etc) from Russia and eastern
Europe.
Traditional
World Heritage and Fine Tack
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