The hotblooded highland tries something new...

[JFTDWS]

We like new games, and after we saw rhino's pictures of her having a crack at "tilting the ring", I thought I'd better set something up and have a go.

When the Danes do it, it looks like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqclHn0hbgA

We had to improvise a bit...

broom handles, jumps, string and some rings of cardboard

Just to prove we had some success:

What better thing to do on a hot summer's morning?! What's everyone else been up to in this fine weather?

 

[YasandCrystal]

Fab - I have to say when this half day 'learn to joust' link popped up on my FB this morning I immediately thought of you and Fergs and could see you partaking !! How funny!

http://www.horsebackcombat.co.uk/Jousting-courses--and-lessons.html

 

[JFTDWS]

Fab - I have to say when this half day 'learn to joust' link popped up on my FB this morning I immediately thought of you and Fergs and could see you partaking !! How funny!

http://www.horsebackcombat.co.uk/Jousting-courses--and-lessons.html

I have vouchers for jousting and archery days there... I just need to find a convenient day and book They're awesome, their fb page is like alternative discipline porn

 

[BuzzLightyear]

Can you come and train my highland please??
Either that or a horse swap!
An going to show Pepper Fergs pics so he can see what proper highlands do

 

[Jesstickle]

I want to go jousting!!

 

[JFTDWS]

video for the terminally bored:

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Can you come and train my highland please??
Either that or a horse swap!
An going to show Pepper Fergs pics so he can see what proper highlands do

Oh heavens, I don't think you can call Fergs a proper highland - all we do is canter around playing games

 

[YasandCrystal]

I have vouchers for jousting and archery days there... I just need to find a convenient day and book They're awesome, their fb page is like alternative discipline porn

lol I obviously have you sussed

I have to say it all look tremendous fun. If only I were 10 or 15 years younger....... but if my Dales turns out to be a level headed dude I may give it a try

 

[JFTDWS]

lol I obviously have you sussed

I have to say it all look tremendous fun. If only I were 10 or 15 years younger....... but if my Dales turns out to be a level headed dude I may give it a try

Either that or I'm very, very predictable

Y'know what, I think Fergs accepts these things because we've always done them...

This is him doing mounted games as a 4 year old with a friend of mine:

We were jousting, playing with swords, doing MG etc as soon as I had basic control in all 3 paces - it makes school work a lot more fun and desensitised him to the idea of me waving stuff about pretty quickly!

 

[sandi_84]

Ha ha! Awesome! Love it in the video when you get it second time round and shout "gotcha!" made me giggle

 

[rhino]

Copycat

Although it would appear that you're better at it than me

 

[rhino]

The best tips my lovely Danish trainer gave were to be in 2 point, some of them were almost hanging off the side, but definitely not to sit deep in the saddle. You might also find it easier to hold the lance slightly further up (the first thing they all did was surreptitiously mark the correct point on the lance). Try and do it without a run up too - we had the length of 2 jumping poles to get them from halt to canter, to make it even more tricky

 

[Jesstickle]

You sound really differwnt on video

 

[Flame_]

Weren't you a bit worried the whole lot might come down on your heads?

Glad you're enjoying yourselves again though.

 

[Cortez]

Very good! Now, all you need is the suit of armour....

 

[biggingerpony]

You and your ponies are absolutely bonkers.... I love it though

 

[ChestnutTinker]

Looks amazing

 

[Lolo]

I love Fergs, he's so game for everything

 

[Dizzy socks]

Wow..you have given me lots of ideas for fun things to try And I love your dog, who would like to join in, and the pony looking at the poles, sussing them out. I like to imagine it was a garden path thing, and he was practicing on his own.

 

[Jesstickle]

Cortez, tou seriously have the coolest job in the world!

 

[JFTDWS]

Ha ha! Awesome! Love it in the video when you get it second time round and shout "gotcha!" made me giggle

I'm very vocal when we're playing games

Copycat

Although it would appear that you're better at it than me

I may have selected better clips - one of the rings was on a longer bit of string and kept swinging in the breeze... I couldn't get it for the life of me!

The best tips my lovely Danish trainer gave were to be in 2 point, some of them were almost hanging off the side, but definitely not to sit deep in the saddle. You might also find it easier to hold the lance slightly further up (the first thing they all did was surreptitiously mark the correct point on the lance). Try and do it without a run up too - we had the length of 2 jumping poles to get them from halt to canter, to make it even more tricky

I thought "choking up" would be cheating I'll have a try in 2-point and see how it goes - it did occur to me it might be easier, but I wasn't too keen on bashing my head!

Halt to canter is fiiiine, Fergs is used to that at indoor trecs - jump from a 2 stride run up? s-bend to canter corrider in about 3m? Sure

You sound really differwnt on video

I sound like a wally. I have no idea what the soundtrack on here is as I had the sound off when I put it together - oops!

Weren't you a bit worried the whole lot might come down on your heads?

Glad you're enjoying yourselves again though.

Nah Fergs is used to having stuff thrown at him!

Very good! Now, all you need is the suit of armour....

Too awesome! I'm very, very envious!

You and your ponies are absolutely bonkers.... I love it though

Thanks... I think

Looks amazing

Playing games is the new black

I love Fergs, he's so game for everything

Cortez, tou seriously have the coolest job in the world!

Seconded!!

Wow..you have given me lots of ideas for fun things to try And I love your dog, who would like to join in, and the pony looking at the poles, sussing them out. I like to imagine it was a garden path thing, and he was practicing on his own.

Wolf would love to join in He tries to herd them when I'm loose schooling Dae was grazing because he's a pig

 

[foraday]

Absolutely awesome!

All you need to do now is set up a league! Hold competitions, sell equipment, dvds on how to train your ponio, website obviously with roman cart for online purchases.

I am sooooo jealous!!!

You are gazillionaires in the making!!!

 

[j1ffy]

That looks like great fun! I love the variety of stuff that you and Fergs do

There is a similar game in Spain - you have a piece of wood with a nail sticking out of the end (I'm pleased to say that there appear to be no health and safety checks and risk assessments at village ferias!!), and a roll of ribbon suspended up high. Riders have to canter past and try to grab some ribbon with the nail. Unfortunately I was on foot when I saw it but a couple of friends had a go - one of them even managed to get the ribbon!

I'm going jousting for my hen do in a few weeks, I can't wait

 

[JFTDWS]

Absolutely awesome!

All you need to do now is set up a league! Hold competitions, sell equipment, dvds on how to train your ponio, website obviously with roman cart for online purchases.

I am sooooo jealous!!!

You are gazillionaires in the making!!!

*Snorts* If only it would sell!

That looks like great fun! I love the variety of stuff that you and Fergs do

There is a similar game in Spain - you have a piece of wood with a nail sticking out of the end (I'm pleased to say that there appear to be no health and safety checks and risk assessments at village ferias!!), and a roll of ribbon suspended up high. Riders have to canter past and try to grab some ribbon with the nail. Unfortunately I was on foot when I saw it but a couple of friends had a go - one of them even managed to get the ribbon!

I'm going jousting for my hen do in a few weeks, I can't wait

That sounds like fun... Though the risk of impaling myself on a nail, less so...

Lucky you! Have fun - what a cool hen do!

 

[Shantara]

Aw man! I can't wait until Ned is better I miss doing things like this so much!!!

He looks fab

 

[fidleyspromise]

I love your updates.
It's great to see you've gotten your mojo back as well.

I can envision me trying this and Tilly pulling the lot down on top of us (or aiming for the ring herself).

 

[Kikke]

Like it, allthough the setup doesn't look very stable. Mind it doesn't land on your head next time

 

[JFTDWS]

Aw man! I can't wait until Ned is better I miss doing things like this so much!!!

He looks fab

Playing games rules

I love your updates.
It's great to see you've gotten your mojo back as well.

I can envision me trying this and Tilly pulling the lot down on top of us (or aiming for the ring herself).

Haha I did wonder if I'd lose my hand eye co-ordination and batter it with the lance till it fell on us

I love playing games like this - it's much more fun than "real" riding

Like it, allthough the setup doesn't look very stable. Mind it doesn't land on your head next time

Nah it was fine, it wasn't even wobbling

 

[Cortez]

There are other setups for running at the ring that are a bit less precarious, I'll see if I've any pics of our quintain to post (there are other joust-related games too; the quintain shield, the Saracen's head - you've all seen the cauliflowers - , collectively known as the Béhourd and there are rules, scoring systems, etc. if anyone's interested). Weirdly enough Ring jousting is also the official State sport of Maryland in the US, they joust at polo mints with pins in the end of their lances 'tho.

 

[JFTDWS]

There are other setups for running at the ring that are a bit less precarious, I'll see if I've any pics of our quintain to post (there are other joust-related games too; the quintain shield, the Saracen's head - you've all seen the cauliflowers - , collectively known as the Béhourd and there are rules, scoring systems, etc. if anyone's interested). Weirdly enough Ring jousting is also the official State sport of Maryland in the US, they joust at polo mints with pins in the end of their lances 'tho.

I'm always interested in new games Not sure I could get a polo on a pin Perhaps I'll have a crack at that one day!

Anything I can rig up with what I have (which is loads of random stuff), I will try!

 

[JackAT]

Very good! Now, all you need is the suit of armour....

Looks awesome! I'd prefer to do it with two stirrups though, I'm obviously not as good at that yet