Horses found buried near Buckingham Palace were likely once used by elite families, or even royals, for jousting, a new study says. Bales Photography via Unsplash Members of the elite class in ...
Only the most fearless of medieval knights dared to participate in heavy-hitting jousting tournaments. Riders wearing 50 pounds of metal armor were athletes with superior strength, stamina and courage ...
James Zoppe, short and stocky with shoulder-length silver hair, is known as Sir James of Lockwood, the Red Knight. He says his adrenaline is pumping most when he looks through the narrow slit in his ...
With a fully armored Patrick Lambke, The Black Knight, atop his back, Duke has faced off in the jousting ring on the television show “The Knights of Mayhem.” Next, the large Spanish Norman horse and ...
If chivalry, as the common saying goes, is dead, someone forgot to tell Shane Adams—the host of History's new original reality series, Full Metal Jousting, which aims to resurrect the medieval and ...
Area equine enthusiasts were transported back in time this weekend as The Order of the Horse jousting team put on a display during the Enjoy the Ride Horse Fair at the Fauquier Fairgrounds Saturday ...
In jousting, two horses face each other on opposite sides of a field, with a fence running tightly between them. On command, the horses gallop toward each other at speeds of up to 30 mph, while their ...
Members of the elite class in medieval England were not known for their modesty and pragmatism. They wanted the best of the best, and this mentality extended to their horses. “The significance of ...