tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466337662455429678.post1290459302746571927..comments2024-03-19T08:10:10.856-06:00Comments on Dariusz caballeros: BlogsDario T. W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08130649848483687308noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466337662455429678.post-22303102761583160092009-04-14T22:34:00.000-06:002009-04-14T22:34:00.000-06:00Yes, 'Man Made Mobile' - I have the pdf copy - int...Yes, 'Man Made Mobile' - I have the pdf copy - intersting book and one of my most useful reference materials. Actually I have been working on a project that covers the coquistadors' horses, horse tack through the presidiales and Texas vaqueros all the way to the Plains warriors and their horse tack, including horse types, tack, some warfare, rituals etc.<br />I also like Mr Cisneros and his research centered on the so called 'Hispanic jinete' - vide 'Riders through the Centuries.'Dario T. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08130649848483687308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466337662455429678.post-2932924829708833782009-04-13T19:50:00.000-06:002009-04-13T19:50:00.000-06:00Hello again Dario,
Are you aware of a book "Man M...Hello again Dario,<br /><br />Are you aware of a book "Man Made Mobile, Early Saddles of Western North America" by the Smithsonian Institution Press. Great Book for all of those interested in horse gear.<br /><br />Keep up the great work.<br /><br />AngelaAngela Swedberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023593426793278099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466337662455429678.post-1131705737186594372009-04-13T17:27:00.000-06:002009-04-13T17:27:00.000-06:00hello Angela,
your interest and very kind comments...hello Angela,<br />your interest and very kind comments I appreciate very much.<br />Hope to show more gear, not only Polish, via my drawings and museum pieces.<br />You know I have always wondered how old Polish ridding gear brought here by gen. Kazimierz Pulaski during the Revolutionary War might have influenced or made some Americans look at saddlery and horse tack. Anyway, the best modern military saddle i.e., the McClellan saddle, was developed by merging Hungarian and 'Mexican' saddle designs. And the Hungarian saddle tree was almost the same as Polish saddle tree :).<br />I also wonder when they say the Moorish saddle influenced the Spanish jineta saddle. Well, actually the Moorish saddle was nothing but the Turkish or Mongol-Turkish design used in North Africa, and the old Polish saddle was based on the Mogol-Turkish saddles too.Dario T. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08130649848483687308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466337662455429678.post-75932154745095707472009-04-12T22:44:00.000-06:002009-04-12T22:44:00.000-06:00HI Dario, Thanks for your kind comments about my ...HI Dario, Thanks for your kind comments about my Blog and work. I found your blog, and it is incredibly interesting and your illustrations are wonderful. What I find really interesting is the historical Polish horse gear you show and how similar it is to the American Western gear, although the rule of thought is that American horse gear (Western) evolved from Spanish gear. You have me thinking. <BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/><BR/>Angela SwedbergAngela Swedberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023593426793278099noreply@blogger.com