In both of these paintings, there seems to be a piece of cloth covering the horse to its ankles underneath the ladies' gowns. Was this a standard part of saddlery, or was it specific to lady riders? (To protect their skirts, maybe?) Tea Rose, who has ridden horses exactly twice in her life ************************************************************ From: Melanie Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Equestrian costuming and other period tack 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 http://www.wga.hu/art/v/velazque/05/0506vela.jpg VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Queen Margarita on Horseback http://www.wga.hu/art/v/velazque/05/0503vela.jpg _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
