GE - Fwd: ANST - FWD: Gulf Wars Equestrian Changes

[Jennifer Mittelstaedt]

Can you believe this...  I think that they are jealous of Diane and her 
sidesaddle.  what do you think?

Gwyn
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>From: folksinger <folksinger at pdq.net>
>Reply-To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
>To: Ansteorra at ansteorra.org
>Subject: ANST - FWD: Gulf Wars Equestrian Changes
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:42:00 -0600
>
>Thought you all may want the heads up
>
>YIS,
>Ldy. Mirella di Bastianni
>
> >===== Original Message From Renwicksca at aol.com =====
>Greetings,
>I am cross posting this from the SCA Equestrian list and the Trimarian
>Cavalry list as we may have equestrians not on either list who will be 
>making
>the trek to Gulf Wars this year.
>
>These changes affect the Emprise only at this time.
>In Service,
>THL Brenna Caitlin MacGrioghair of Renwick
>
><<Greetings all from the Company of St Anne,
>
>There will be several changes made in the format of the Emprise tourney
>sponsored by the Company of St. Anne and held at Gulf War next year.
>
>This is meant to give you advanced notice of the changes that will most
>impact participation in the tourney.
>A web site devoted to the Emprise will be set up in the near future, in 
>order
>to provide complete details on rules, entry requirements, and format 
>changes.
>Resource information will also be provided to help you fulfill the
>requirements. The requirement changes are an attempt to bring a higher 
>level
>of authenticity to the Emprise type tournament. The format changes are an
>attempt to make the tourney run a little faster and make it more exciting 
>to
>watch.
>
>This Emprise will be run in the style of the mounted portion of a Western
>European "Fete de Armes" of the 13th thru 15th centuries. Such a tourney
>would have included runs at the Quintain, Rings and Jousting. We won't be
>doing the Jousting part. Sorry. As this tournament is meant to be
>representative of tourneys done in a given place and time, all participants
>dress, be it human or horse, is expected to conform to the standards of 
>that
>time and place, within reason. What that means specifically is: no
>non-European stuff.
>
>The changes in format will be explained in detail on the new web site. What
>will be explained here are the changes in entry requirements that will most
>impact participation.
>We wanted to give you all as much lead-time as possible.
>
>1.) Each rider is required to have full barding/trapper for his or her 
>horse,
>of a heraldic nature. The arms displayed may be the rider's personal arms,
>device or badge of their Kingdom or home group, or those of a tourney or
>other company to which they belong. The barding must cover the horse, 
>saving
>only that you may leave the head and neck uncovered if you wish. But
>forequarters and hindquarters must be covered. No strap barding or other
>types will be allowed. Regardless of whether this is true to your persona 
>or
>not, it is a requirement for entry into this Emprise.
>
>2.) While helms with crests are still required for runs at the quintain, a
>rider may now
>       wear the crested helm for the entire tourney if they wish. It is
>requested that a
>       helm
>       of some type, or other period headgear, be worn during the tourney. 
>No
>modern
>       riding helms will be allowed unless well disguised.
>       Crests do not have to be made of period materials but should be made 
>so
>as to
>       conform to period heraldic practice as regards to appearance. i.e.
>there should
>       be no nonsense such as a pink fuzzy bunny stuck onto a helmet as a
>crest.
>       Anything like
>       that will be rejected at the discretion of the judges and that rider
>will not
>       participate in the tourney.
>       Along with a crest it is requested that each helm also have a Torse 
>and
>       Mantling.
>      These items are not required, but are recommended for the spirit of 
>the
>tourney
>      and the fullest display of heraldry.
>
>3.) It is requested that all who participate use tack appropriate to the 
>time
>span given above. We understand that this is not possible for everyone due 
>to
>time or finances, therefore there is no restriction on the type of saddles
>used except these:
>No saddles without stirrups.
>No sidesaddles.
>The above are not true in fact or spirit to the type of tourney being
>represented here.
>
>Any questions may be addressed to Master Julian le Scot at: 
>svenable at juno.com
>
>Letters of Venancy and Heraldic info (when requested) is still to be sent 
>to
>myself.
>
>Sir Manfred von Rothenburg,
>Company of St Anne>>
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