Thank you Melanie.
The clothing is breathtaking. I can't see the Queen riding at any gait
faster than a walk without having the horse get tangled in all the
heavy drapery.
I cannot tell if she is riding sidesaddle, either.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Mar 7, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Melanie Schuessler wrote:
Here are a couple from the 17th century, courtesy of Web Gallery of
Art:
VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Queen Isabel of Bourbon Equestrian
1634-35
Oil on canvas, 301 x 314 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
http://www.wga.hu/art/v/velazque/05/0506vela.jpg
VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Queen Margarita on Horseback
1634-35
Oil on canvas, 297 x 309 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
http://www.wga.hu/art/v/velazque/05/0503vela.jpg
It's really hard for me to tell whether they're riding astride or
sidesaddle, but perhaps someone with more equestrian experience could
venture.
Melanie Schuessler
http://www.faucet.net/costume
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