Month: October 2022
To Make a Star on a Horse
If your horse didn’t come fully equipped with facial markings, this was not a problem for the 17th century horse (or at least, for the horse’s owners. Most of these methods were a problem for the horse). A whole sheaf of recipes existed, the object of which was to provide a permanent star, not just a…
Health and Safety – who needs it?
By Janet Rising Warning! This feature contains descriptions of mild peril, personal risk and unhealthy scenarios! The older I get, the more fond I grow of Health and Safety. There is only darkness at the end of the tunnel; I’m grateful to have lived this long. No, really, I can recall numerous occasions with horses…