The Arab Horse - Spencer Borden

 Salvete Omnes,

some photos from Spencer Borden's The Arab Horse (1906) - via Archive world library .

The Introduction - 

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there are more photos of horses inside the book
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Polish Saddle from Livrustkammaren

 Salvete Omnes,

long time (10 years) ago I posted these photos of saddles from the Swedish museal collections.
Now, the Statens Historiska Museer has more information, along with a color photo, about this beautifully ornamented saddle and a horse shabraq that went with this horse outfit(suit). 

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enjoy

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'Riding' on Vrancx 'Flying Knight'

 Salvete Omnes,

10 days ago I posted a very fine drawing by Sebastian Vrancx - Death on Horseback chasing a Flying Knight from Cleveland Museum of Art.

Today I would like to share these two images clearly based mostly on the 1630s drawing of Vrancx.

One is political pamphlet by Hendrik Hondius done sometime bnetween 1644 to 1672.

the this later print executed by Abraham Allard before 1713, based on Hendrik Hondius' image- says museum, . 

Clearly both prints were completely influenced by Sebastian Vrancx'  concept, composition and outright borrowing the horses and Death, changing some the flying knight. 
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Obertyn AD1531

 Salvete Omnes,

on August 22, 1531 Polish Crown hetman Jan Tarnowski, Leliwa coat of arms,  defeated the Moldavian army under despot Petru(Peter) Rares at Obertyn (since 1945 in Soviet Ukraine, then since 1991 in Ukraine). 

Early Polish hussars charged lance in hand along with the more armored men-at-arms, while their flanks were protected by a wagenburg defended by infantry with fireams & crossbows and camp servants with bows and crossbows. 

woodcut from Marcin Bielski

Polish Crown regained Pokutia(Pokucie) region, which would be part of Poland until 1772. Returned to Poland in 1919, lost in 1939.

Hail and fame to the victors and pacem aeternam!

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Some horse related drawings by E. Viollet-le-Duc

Salvete Omnes,

dog days of the summer - I 'corralled' for  us some medieval equestrian drawings by the XIX century French architect and mastermind of many restoration project  Eugene E. Viollet-le-Duc

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