Light Horse re-enactors
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xenithInteresting to see in the photos the things the eye missed.
There are three skill tests being demonstrated here: lopping the ball of the poles, skewering the ring hanging from the gallows and getting the wooden stake on the ground (tent pegging). These are done competitively in places.
There are three skill tests being demonstrated here: lopping the ball of the poles, skewering the ring hanging from the gallows and getting the wooden stake on the ground (tent pegging). These are done competitively in places.
Light horse
Date: 2008-04-05 01:19 am (UTC)They used to have tent-pegging at the Royal Easter Show years ago (possibly they still do.) I have a vague feeling they used to get the local mounted police to demonstrate/compete with tentpegging etc, as these were skills they were regularly trained in. (makes sense I suppose.)
Did you have any ill effect from the gale-force winds sweeping Tas & Victoria a few days ago?
Bests
Edwina
Re: Light horse
Date: 2008-04-05 01:31 am (UTC)Thanks :)
It wasn't as bad in the north of the state the news said (bad enough, I was thinking about 6 pm that I was so glad not to be out in that). How it can hit Victoria and souther Tasmania but less so the bit in between I have no idea :)
How was your trip west?