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Explore the world of classical dressage, rossfechten (mounted combat) and jousting through interviews, educational content and more. Hear from academics, horse trainers, HEMAists, and more as Liz explores both modern and historical interpretations of how to ride and fight on horseback.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Jordanus Ruffus and Mamluk Lancework with Jennifer Jobst, PhD
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
On our third episode of the Schola Equestris, the podcast for mounted combat and historical horsemanship, we interview Jennifer Jobst, PhD:
Jennifer Jobst is an independent scholar with a PhD in Information Sciences and a long-standing interest in horse training techniques of the pre-modern era, as well as their practical application and relationship to modern riding. She has presented at several conferences and authored papers on riding and training: from thirteenth century hippiatric treatises, to furusiyya books from the Mamluk golden age, to sixteenth century riding performances and their relationship to dance. She also experiments with the techniques and exercises from original sources with her own horses, to better understand the skill and practical application of pre-modern texts.
Jenn and I delve into several different topics including Ottoman Mamluk lancework, horsecare as is described by Jordanus Ruffus, and the relationship between historical riding techniques and modern dressage.
Works we talk about:
Jordanus Ruffus - De medicina equorum
- copies in many languages exist (too many to list)
- 15th c. copy in Italian available online from Yale University, as Beinecke MS 679
Sunny Harrison, PhD - Jordanus Ruffus and the late-medieval hippiatric tradition: Animal-care practitioners and the horse
If you are interested in attending the October clinic in the USA Jen is hosting with Arne Koets, contact the podcast directly and we will put you in touch with her!
Saturday May 18, 2024
Medieval horse nutrition and the Iberian horse in England with Mike Canfor
Saturday May 18, 2024
Saturday May 18, 2024
Mike Canfor is an English independent historian, jouster and mounted combat instructor with a particular love for Lusitano and Murgese horses. His research has focused on several areas of equine history including diet and nutrition, horse importation to England and horse training in the medieval and renaissance periods. Join me as we learn about his fascinating research and his own personal experience with solid lance jousting, rossfechten and working equitation.
Timestamps:
2:10 - Rapid Fire Questions
7:00 - Medieval horse nutrition and care
27:00 - Importation of the Iberian horse to England
47:00 - Mike's personal experience with jousting, horse training and working equitation.
49:00 - popularity of the modern Iberian horse (PRE & Lusitanos) and Working Equitation in England
55:30 - Mike's time in Portugal
57:00 - advice and teaching about mounted combat / rossfechten
More about Mike:
Instagram: @Mikecanfor
Monday May 06, 2024
15th Century Cavalry Tactics and Historical Dressage with Arne Koets
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Join me on an interview with Arne Koets, historical dressage and mounted combat instructor. We discuss the intricacies of jousting and mounted combat as well as late medieval cavalry tactics. His experience leading fully-armored men-at-arms in the German countryside during the Feldlager wargame provides a unique perspective on the logistics required to equip and maneuver a 15th century calvary unit. We also learn a little about Arne's background as well as the events he hosts such as the Rossfechten Symposium where this interview was conducted.
You can find more about Arne and the Rossfechten Symposium here:
http://arnekoets.nl/
Feldlager at Brandenburg Castle:
https://feldlager.eu/
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Schola Equestris Podcast Teaser
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Are you interested in mounted combat, jousting, or historical riding? Find out what we're planning on the Schola Equestris podcast in the coming months, who our first guest will be, and what this whole "Horsey HEMA" thing is about in this short mini-episode introducing the podcast and your host, Liz Scott.
What is Schola Equestris?
For hundreds of years we relied on horses for transportation, war, agriculture and sport. In the 16th and 17th century classical dressage masters like Pignatelli and Pluvinel brought the relationship between man and horse to new heights with alta scuola, yet prior to them also lived generations of skilled horses and horsemen who lived, fought, and in some cases died together on the battlefield. For knights like Dom Duarte (1391-1438) and John Hawkwood (1323-1394) mounted skills and horsemanship were just as essential as skill with a sword or lance. There is still much more for us to uncover regarding the medieval and renaissance world of man and horse.
It is the goal of Schola Equestris to promote the people, education, and research bringing this nearly-forgotten equestrian knowledge back to life in the 21st century.
Check out our full website at www.scholaequestris.com