Links & Info

History of horsemanship

o The complete writings of Xenophon
o Polish, Eurasian and American horsemanship and its history
o Information on Roman cavalry
o Remarks on the Scythian, Sarmatian and Meotian Beliefs
o The medieval steppe warrior
o Horse shoes and horse shoeing: their origin, history, uses, and abuses

Recreating Equipment

o An article of Thracian equipment.
o A useful article on Greek clothing.
o Roman cavalry equipment.
o Mike Bishop's excellent article on Roman cavalry equipment.
o Russian article detailing leather armour.
o Confederate saddles and cavalry equipment.

Forums & discussion groups

o The Society of the Military Horse
o The Steppe History Forum
o The Asian traditional archery network
o A forum dedicated to Alexander the Great

Re-enactment Groups

o Comitatus - Reconstructing infantry and cavalry of the Late Roman army.
Members of Comitatus formed the ERG to further the high quality of reconstruction riding.