With what I have read and seen in paintings during the past few years of my own research; I've only seen women on horses with that cloth covering. What a saddle blanket! Now, I do want to add that not all women riders used this type of cloth covering.
Roscelin -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
