Summer Equestrium

Hosted by

The Barony of Terra Pomaria (Marion, Polk & Lincoln Counties, OR )

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): William Brannan
Date: June 2 , 2017 until June, 4 2017
Site opens at: 12:00 AM on June 2th 2017
Site closes at: 12:00 AM on June 4th 2017

Event site:
Stonehenge Farms
9755 Willamette St. Aumsville, OR 97325

The Barony of Terra Pomaria invites
all those interested in the equestrian arts and sciences of the
Middle Ages and Renaissance, military and peaceful, to attend three
days of classes and practical instruction.

See Event Website for more
details. 

• 
  Classes that are being offered
  include at this event, (but are not limited to):

  
  An Introduction to Horses
  for Non-Horse Folk – This class will be aimed at SCA folk
  who are not familiar with horses or have a fear of them.

  
  Ground Crew 101 –
  Upon successful completion of this class you will be ready and able
  to assist in the vital role of ground support for mounted
  activities. 

  
  History of Horses in the
  Middle Ages – A discussion class on the role horses played
  in medieval life (and death).

  
  Barding and Horse
  Costuming – This class is about dressing the horse in
  period fashion.

  
  Period Clothing for the
  Rider – This class addresses the riders. What the well
  dressed noble wore whilst riding. 

  
  Introduction to Classical
  Riding – Instruction in the fundamentals of classical
  riding for military and non-military purposes. 

  
  How to Ride Before The
  Prince – Based on actual period texts, this class teaches
  how to ride before royalty to best show off your
  horsemanship. 

  
  Fundamentals of the Martial
  Games – Here you will learn the basics of preparing for
  military gaming elements like the quintain, rings, heads, javelin,
  etc. 

  
  Realistic and Safe Sword Use
  From Horseback – In this class you will learn how a sword
  is wielded on horseback, in a historically accurate, yet safe
  fashion. 

  
  Jousting 101-301– A
  comprehensive introduction to the practices required to prepare you
  and your horse to take part in arguably the most exciting of all
  medieval equestrian sports. 

  
  Lance Work (It Is Not All
  Jousting) – Yes, lances were not used exclusively couched
  across the horses neck. 

  
  Mounted Archery 101 &
  201 – This class is taught in two parts, first from the
  ground and aims to prepare you to safely move to the saddle with
  bow and arrow, riding and shooting sans reins.

  
  Mounted Combat 101
  – The aim of this class is to give you the tools you need to
  prepare yourself and your mount for one-on-one, mock combat from
  the saddle. 

  
  Rossfechten ~ Mounted Combat
  from Period Manuals – For those mounted fighters with a
  more experience, this aims to raise the game of mounted combat to a
  new level. 

  
  Preparing the Horse for
  Mounted to Ground Combat – In this class “troop training”
  methods are used to teach horse to engage foes on the ground, with
  confidence and control. 

  
  Having Horses At Your
  Event – This class is for SCA members who are considering
  adding equestrian activities to their events. 

  
  Challenge Course Design,
  Building and Judging – The goal of this class is to give
  event organizers some useful ideas that will help them design more
  challenging, fun and fair activities for their
  events. 

  A complete list and schedule will be
  posted in the weeks before the event.