Some helpful links for Scadian equestrians and Near/Middle Easterners

WIP

I thought it might be handy to have a collection of my favorite equestrian and N/ME links in one post. I expect this list to build over time.

Equestrian Links
Mounted Archery Resources
Building Games Equipment
Easy Equestrian Equipment
A Proper Tourney Fence
Period Riding Garb From Your Closet
Horse Tack and Equipment from Gulf Wars 10
Ilaria's Home Page
Costume of the Military Horse
The A&S Faire and the Equestrian

Near/Middle Eastern Persona Links
Dar Anahita
Arabic in the SCA
Linda's Studio
Miriam's Middle Eastern Research Blog

Tack Inspiration

More from the Morgan Library & Museum:

"Bābur and Two Companions Racing: This is the second of two miniatures in the Read Mughal Album that were formerly part of the British Library's Bāburnāma (Memoirs of Bābur). According to Bābur, when he looked back to see how far Qambar-˓Alī and Qasim Beg were behind him, his girth strap snapped, causing him to fall on his head. 'Although I stood up immediately and got back on,' he wrote, 'my brain did not return to normal until that evening.' This miniature is probably by the artist Parasa, to whom four others in the British Library's manuscript have been attributed."

(Mughal ca. 1590–92, with borders added early-19th century)

Scribal Inspiration

From The Morgan Library & Museum site:

"An Aristocratic Smithy: Part of a Persian prince's education included gaining proficiency in a craft. For example, Ibrāhīm Mīrzā, the nephew of Shah Tahmāsp (r. 1524–76), excelled in carpentry and made musical instruments. Here a youth in a bright orange robe and henna-stained fingernails is making a horseshoe. This painting and three others in the Read Persian album appear to be copies of lost works by Ḥabīb-Allāh al-Mashhadī, an important painter at Governor Shāmlū's court."

My 100 Days of A&S challenge master post

Day 1, July 18 - needlebook class
Day 2, July 19 - finished a scroll
Day 3, July 20 - mixed paints from pigment
Day 4, July 21 - finished mixing pigments, then promptly upended the palette because I am that gifted
Day 5, July 22 - organized my scribal printouts more efficiently in prep for choosing my next projects
Day 6, July 23- scribal research

I've decided to participate in the 100 Days of A&S challenge. Participants work on something A&S-related for at least 10 minutes for 100 days in a row. If you miss a day, you start over. I expect my pattern to be something like this:

Monday

Day 23 - Worked on my banner

Tuesday

Day 24 - Research for my paper

Wednesday

Day 25 - Finished a scroll

Sat

Day 1...

But I'm doing it anyway. I may give up before I get 100 days in a row, or I may make it to the end, but either way I'll have accomplished more than if I hadn't tried at all.

If you want to participate, you can pick any start date you want. If you want to be part of the Facebook group, you can find it here:

Facebook 100 Days of A&S Challenge

Good luck to you!

Small update:  I have offered to teach a small class on cross stitch at a Baronial meeting. Not equestrian-related and only peripherally persona-related, but I thought I'd mention it here so later when I think to myself, "When did I do that class?", I'll be able to look back here and know.

I'm debating whether to prepare a handout or not, and if I do, what to include and what to leave off. Such dilemmas for something I expect to take less than an hour!