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Apologies if this has been around before, but it's just cropped up on my facebook:

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Pic is apparently Russian c. 1912, obviously Imperial Army apparently "demonstrating the application of a forward seat"...

Personally, I think it's an awesome photo and the horses must have been very well trained.

New one for Badminton this year, maybe? :D
 
D'you know, I never even thought of that... They must've rigged something up on the other side so they could take it as steps onto the roof, surely? :confused:
 
Or the building is set into a hill? What I wondered was, what is that roof made of?!? Could do with construction like that round us when the wind picks up!;)
 
Lanky Loll said:
Must be something like that - otherwise it's one huge step up :eek::eek:
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Exactly :eek:

Venevidivici said:
Or the building is set into a hill? What I wondered was, what is that roof made of?!? Could do with construction like that round us when the wind picks up!;)
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True, you can see so little of the surroundings, it could be!

redmone said:
Jeeeez.

Have you guys never heard of a trampoline????!!!!

:D
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I really, really hope this is the real answer :D
 
As the doors and windows are painted on it's a solid object with bits added to make it look like a house, so really a glorified bank. I suspect there was another "outbuilding" at the back to make two steps up:)
 
jemima*askin said:
As the doors and windows are painted on it's a solid object with bits added to make it look like a house, so really a glorified bank. I suspect there was another "outbuilding" at the back to make two steps up:)
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This would make the most epic fence ever- wonder how much tweaking it would take to make it BE/ FEI legal?
 
jemima*askin said:
As the doors and windows are painted on it's a solid object with bits added to make it look like a house, so really a glorified bank.
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Durrrr.

I'm a bit thick, I didn't even notice the painted windows and door!


eta, Lolo, i couldn't agree more!
 
Who wouldn't buy a photo of their horse jumping off a house?

My ideal job would be a course designer. I think my bent for stuff like this means everyone should be grateful I'm not one!
 
Well you East Angular ladies, email the photo over to Tina at Ely Eventing. She's a course builder in her own right and you might just end up with soemthing that you could attempt locally:D
 
Lolo said:
Who wouldn't buy a photo of their horse jumping off a house?

My ideal job would be a course designer. I think my bent for stuff like this means everyone should be grateful I'm not one!
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Between you and me, we could design the ultimate in awesome, but mental course :D

ester said:
I thought the chimney pots looked a bit odd ;)
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They look like they've been drawn on the photo post facto :eek:



errrr, J.A. I don't want to die :eek: :D
 
jemima*askin said:
Well you East Angular ladies, email the photo over to Tina at Ely Eventing. She's a course builder in her own right and you might just end up with soemthing that you could attempt locally :D
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^^ This! It would be epic :D

Lolo said:
This would make the most epic fence ever- wonder how much tweaking it would take to make it BE/ FEI legal?
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Don't know but we would soon find out if ely had one.....

JFTD said:
Between you and me, we could design the ultimate in awesome, but mental course :D
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And I nominate you to take my pony round what ever you create :cool:
 
I have it on good authority that this was a purpose made obstacle (as someone said the windows are merely painted on, and is that a real person?) for training the Hussars.

Even so, quite a leap off :)

This is the quote from the picture I have of it :

These are the 12th Hussars of the Russian Imperial Army, c. 1912 demonstrating an "early application of the Forward Seat." This is an image from a book in the museum's library, "Riding Forward: Modern Horsemanship for Beginners" written in 1934 by Vladimir Littauer, Captain, 1st Hussars, Russian Imperial Cavalry.

https://www.facebook.com/imhkhp

Worth a look, there are some fabulous pictures.
 
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