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I think I found the horse outfit I really like, just about convinced my self to go for it. I was gonna do stick with 1790 colonial Spanish Missouri (I already got most of those toys from years of playin in it)but this is really what I'd like t do with my horse impression.

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I'd haveta get rid of my other gear to pay for it though ;) .

Bo

P.S. THAT SHOULD READ [u]18th CENTURY[/u]!! How can I change the heading?

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That should read 18th century, I cannot figure out how to change the heading, edit doesn't seem to work. It's supposed to be early 18th anyway, but I noticed the gunstock is wrong. Very wrong for that period. I like the jusatcorp though, those colors just "work" for me. I still can't do anything unless someone buys my vintage Kawasaki, or I sell off all my colonial gear. Blondie's Mounted Action Shooting is first up these days too, so I guess I'll just keep deaming for awhile longer.

Bo

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That is very nice! And pretty doable, although I don't have the long gun, and my pistols are only replicas (non-firing). The coat and saddle pads I can make, and I already have a horse. Thanks for the post, Bo! If you find any more info on period cavalry, post it so we can all ck it out. :blink:

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How 'bout that armour!

My wife is a Dutch-girl, (Kuipers) and I am looking at making our family into a Dutch centered impression (although I am a complete mutt of 11 herbs and spices variety).

Someday that is, if I can keep them interested in continuing in the hobby.

Not being able to see the saddle is a problem, but I wonder if they are using Portugese or Spanish varieties? The Dutch and portugese had a pretty strong trade alliance most of the time. Any thoughts on this?

Bo

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You can get Portuguese bullfighting saddles for fairly cheap, for saddles. Here are two on Ebay, but I've seen them for as little as $150-$200. If you google it, you'll find lots of places selling them.

Potruguese Saddle

...schooners, islands, and maroons

and buccaneers and buried gold...

RAKEHELL-1.jpg

You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott.

"Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow

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I've been looking at those for some time, I really like the brown/tan (natural) one for an overall saddle to be correct throughout most of the 18th century. They're still used today considerably as well. I have three English flat saddles, but my horse doesn't seem to perform well under them. I also have a Hillcrest Buena Vista that I really like but it is a later (early 19th cent.) design.

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OMG, I can't believe I did NOT see this before! Absolutely fantastic, Bo! I'm more than drooling. Selling it? If so, how much? What's the seat size? Bridge? etc.

I've a useless old English saddle that is sound just has a couple cosmetic issues that can be easily repaired by the skilled saddlery. Been trying to find a way to get rid of it near me. Not happening. No one where I am at fancies English as much as I do. I'm thinking about converting the saddle into something similar to those old Spanish war saddles. Or something along those lines if I can. I want to make it look rotten since I hope to be the Headless Horseman for Halloween and hope to get a life-size horse frame built. ::: Crossing fingers, swords, legs, lines, wires, paths, etc. ::::

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