Training the Roman Cavalry: From Arrian's Ars Tactica |
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... girth , bridle and bit , breast- collar and breeching straps , and saddle pad . This was the minimum tack with which a horse functioned in a cavalry troop . To this may have been added a metal psalion ( hackamore ) if extra control was ...
... girth , bridle and bit , breast- collar and breeching straps , and saddle pad . This was the minimum tack with which a horse functioned in a cavalry troop . To this may have been added a metal psalion ( hackamore ) if extra control was ...
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... girth by which the saddle is secured can be done up either by a buckle , or by a ring through which a latigo is passed and fastened in a flat knot . Both methods would appear to have been used in Roman days . No actual girths have ...
... girth by which the saddle is secured can be done up either by a buckle , or by a ring through which a latigo is passed and fastened in a flat knot . Both methods would appear to have been used in Roman days . No actual girths have ...
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... girths usually have two buckles at each girth end giving a girth 3 1 / 2-4 in wide using similar width buckles to the Roman ones . Western girths have one wider , many stranded , girth 4–5 in wide with a 3 1/2 in ring either fixed with ...
... girths usually have two buckles at each girth end giving a girth 3 1 / 2-4 in wide using similar width buckles to the Roman ones . Western girths have one wider , many stranded , girth 4–5 in wide with a 3 1/2 in ring either fixed with ...
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