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brian’s diary 4: with Stirrups or without

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For this month’s sketchbook, Brian Fitzgerald takes us on an illustrated history of the bit that protects your tackle, the saddle.
I always presumed the stirrup hung with the saddle from the moment it was invented until I looked closely at the Roman sculptures and icons.011021
03104105b06070809Thanks Brian

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One Response to “brian’s diary 4: with Stirrups or without”

  1. scalder
    February 25th, 2009 11:47
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    Holy Horsetackle Batman – who’d've thunk it! Nice idea Brian – there must be a whole slew of ‘evolved objects’ out there, that’d make a sweet little set of themed books for early learners. Sort of Objective Histories, or ‘obectivus historis’ ! (unlike ‘orribles).