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gt1cm2
Location: Wellington
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 Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:52 am Lithgow |
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Found this link on a horse forum that I visit, I believe Callum is going to this one? Infact I believe the one with his back on the photo is Callum! 
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2009/04/136.shtml
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did they beat the drums slowly
did the play the fife lowly
did they sound the death march as they lowered you down
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Chevalier
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:05 pm Ironfest - St George's Day Jousting Tournament |
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Hello,
Some more information from http://www.ironfest.com.au/jousting.html
Featuring riders from all around the World, the St George's Day Jousting Tournament is extremely dramatic & colourful; full of the pageantry of an age long past. To fully appreciate this fantastic event you must be there!
The St George's Day Jousting Tournament will take place over the two days of the Ironfest weekend (this weekend), and yes, the picture shows Callum running against the Australian jouster Justin and Rod.
Go Kiwis! |
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Bogue
Sponsor
Location: Palmy
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:52 pm Horse stuff |
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Humourously enough Dave "Redbeard" Smith is commentating it.
Cheers
Bogue |
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Chevalier
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:17 am |
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| Well, I said it was "extremely dramatic & colourful"- |
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Callum
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Location: Upper Hutt
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:43 am |
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The St. George's Day Tournament has been won and run.
It was run under almost marginal conidtions with raw weather and high winds. A 400 kg wooden viewing gallery was blown over which shows just how bad it got.
The joust was won by Joram (surprise, surpise ) who has also kindly agreed to pass on some of his skills at our July joust workshop. Rod Walker who should need no introduction came second and Petter Ellingsen (from Norway and 2 times Harcourt Park veteren) along with the Grey Rabbit (Phil Oliver) from Australia came third equal.
For the first time in my competitive jousting career I was unhorsed - by Petter 
Rod and Joram run a specialist open field joust in full 13th century kit using solid lances and steel coronels which was way cool. As far as we know, this is the first time that a real 13th Century joust has been run, well since the 13th Century.
Dave Smith did an excellent job as Harald, the sound system had some issues and was challenging at times.
Pictures/Video of the event are appearing on YouTube and other sites like Flicka. A film crew has been covering both the Harcourt Park tournament and this tournament for the purpose of making a TV Documentary on the modern joust and the producer reckons that the end result will be fantastic.
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Callum Forbes
Order of the Boar - www.jousting.co.nz
Order of the Boar Historical Foot Combat -
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gt1cm2
Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:51 am |
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Go Joram! Fantastic result.
Sounds like a lot of fun, bet the wind made the horses a bit more interesting 
Can't wait to see some of the photos and footage!
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did they beat the drums slowly
did the play the fife lowly
did they sound the death march as they lowered you down
did the band play the last post and chorus
did the pipes play the flowers of the forest |
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Callum
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Location: Upper Hutt
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Chevalier
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Callum
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Location: Upper Hutt
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Hawkwind™
Location: Auckland
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:44 pm |
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So that is what jousting is all about, that goes a long way to explain some burning questions I had. |
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Chevalier
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:54 pm |
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Yeah, yeah, yudder, yudder... I corrected the link
I am organising too many things right now! |
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