ÿþ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Order of the Boar::Jousting NZ</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Medieval, Knight, Jousting," /> <meta name="description" content="Order of the Boar - Medieval Jousting" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="print.css" type="text/css" media="print" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="Content.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/prototype.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects,builder"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/lightbox.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/lightbox.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> </head> <body class="home"> <div id="container"> <div id="background"></div> <div id="TopNav"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr height="206" valign="bottom"> <td width="65"> &nbsp; </td> <td><img src="hdg_1.gif"></td> <td><img src="hdg_2.gif"></td> <td><img src="hdg_3.gif"></td> <td width="160"> &nbsp; </td> <td width="380"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr > <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr > <td> <ul> <li><a href="index.aspx" id="committee">Home: Order of the Boar</a></li> <li><a href="jousting.html" id="current">Jousting</a></li> <li><a href="joustschool.html" id="committee">Training for the Joust</a></li> <li><a href="about_us.html" id="committee">A Perspective: Historical Re-Enactments</a></li> <li><a href="gallery.html" id="committee">The Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="events.html" id="committee">Events</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="50"> &nbsp; </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="tagline">THE HOME OF CAVALRY RE-ENACTMENT IN NEW ZEALAND</div> <div id="SubNav"> <span id="SubNavHeading">Jousting</span> <ul> <li><a href="joust_weapons.html" id="committee">Jousting Weapons and Armour</a></li> <li><a href="regulations.html" id="committee">Rules of Engagement</a></li> <li><a href="IJA.html" id="committee">The IJA</a></li> <li><a href="warhorses.html" id="committee">The Warhorse</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="contentcontainer"> <table cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="0" id="contenttable"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60"> &nbsp; </td> <td width="588"> <div id="content"> <img src="lance.png"><p></p> <h1>Our Warhorses</h1> <a name="#charlie"></a> We have a small core group of 5 horses (currently Charlie Jake, Monty, PJ and Will) that we use for all of our activities including jousting. <p></p> In addition to our own local team we can also call on the services of additional horses and riders from around other parts of New Zealand. But below are the details of our local team. <hr /> <h2><font size=5>A</font>ctive Warhorses</h2> <p> <div class="img"> <font size=4><b>Charlie</b></font> <em>(owners Forbes/Williamson)</em> <p> <a href="images/charlie1.png" rel="lightbox[AAK1]" title="Charlie"><img src="images/charlie1_t.png"></a> Charlie is a 15 hand (153 cm) Pony x Standard bred cross. We purchased Charlie in 2001 when he was about 8 years old and he quickly became one of our main horses. He is the most experienced horse in our current group of horses and has appeared at many of our events around New Zealand having appeared at all of our tournaments and events since 2003. So he has developed into a "been there and done that" horse that most people - experienced and novice riders alike - can work with. Charlie is what we call in New Zealand a "good doer" and it is hard even in Winter to keep the weight off him! As an experienced warhorse, we use him for all of our cavalry activities. We also use him for both dressage and jumping. <br> <img src="facebook_small.gif"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000141548117" target="_blank" style="top:-8px; float:right;"> visit Charlie with Facebook</a> <a href="awards.html#charlie">Honours & Awards</a> <hr /> <font size=4><b>Jake</b></font> <em>(owners Forbes/Williamson)</em> <p> <a href="images/jake.png" rel="lightbox[AAK1]" title="Jake"><img src="images/jake_t.png"></a> Jake is a 16.1 (165 cm) bay Thoroughbred gelding. We purchased Jake in 2008 when he had just turned 9. Previously Jake had been brought by the Company of the Lance as a club horse. We first used him at Harcourt Park 2009 and since then he has become part of our core group of horses and he is also used for all of our cavalry activities. <br> <a href="awards.html#jake">Honours & Awards</a> <br /> <hr /> <p> <font size=4><b>Monty</b></font> <em>(owners Forbes/Williamson)</em> <p> <a href="images/monty.png" rel="lightbox[AAK1]" title="Monty"><img src="images/monty_t.png"></a> Monty is a 16.1 (165 cm) hand Stationbred (probably 1/4 Clydesdale with also some Standardbred) who we purchased in 2007 when he was 6 years old. He was originally used as a stock horse and he had also been badly mistreated somewhere in his past so he had developed a general mistrust of people. As a result it took us a lot of time and effort initially to rebuild his trust in people enough to start training him for jousting. However he is now well established as a Warhorse where he performed brilliantly in his debut jousting tournament - Harcourt Park 2011.With a huge presence, Monty is rapidly becoming our lead war horse and over the past year we have also competed him successfully at dressage, flat classes and jumping events. <br /> <a href="awards.html#monty">Honours & Awards</a> <hr /> <p> <font size=4><b>P J</b></font> <em>(owners Forbes/Williamson)</em> <p> <a href="images/pj.png" rel="lightbox[AAK1]" title="PJ"><img src="images/pj_t.png"></a> PJ is a 16 hand (162 cm) Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse cross gelding who we purchased in 2002 when he was 5 years old. He made his first jousting appearance at Harcourt Park 2004 in the skill-at-arms. PJ has since developed into one of our strongest horses in the joust, helping to earn his riders places in almost every event that he taken part in. He is a very trusting horse that most people, beginners and senior riders alike can do well with. This is another horse who just loves to joust and we also use him for all of our other cavalry activities. PJ is also used for both dressage and jumping. <br> <a href="awards.html#pj">Honours & Awards</a> <hr /> <p> &nbsp; <font size=4><b>Will</b></font> <em>(owners Forbes/Williamson)</em> <p> <a href="images/will.png" rel="lightbox[AAK1]" title="Will"><img src="images/will_t.png"></a> Will is a 15.3 hand (160 cm) gelding who we purchased in 2005 when he was 9 years old. We are unsure of his breed but he is either a full Thoroughbred or Thoroughbred cross. Will was one of the stunt horses used on Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King where he was mainly used as a front line "Rohan" cavalry horse. During the 2008/2009 season he developed into an all-round warhorse, particularly at Harcourt Park 2009. However, his forte is as a mounted rifles horse in which he excels as the vital  Number 3 horse in a Section of 4. <br> <a href="awards.html#will">Honours & Awards</a> <hr /> <p> <h2><font size=5>R</font>etired Mounts</h2> We have a number of older horses who have been retired after giving us years of service. After we retire an older horse we do not sell it on. Rather, these horses are kept by us alongside our active horses  so they can live out their remaining years with the care and attention they deserve. </div> <a name="#bottom"></a> <a href="#Top">back to top</a> <p></p> <img src="lance.png"> </td> <td width="316" <div id="content"> <div id="events"> <H1>The Medieval Warhorse in Modern Times</h1> <br> Horses are the key elements for the success of any cavalry based reenactment group. <p> In the <em>Order of the Boar</em> everything is focused on the care and welfare of our horses. We have adopted the old cavalry adage   the horse, the gear and then the man - as our group's motto. <p> Although several modern breeds of horse claim lineage with the original medieval warhorse, most of these breeds have been bred for other purposes in later centuries and are often no longer suitable for their original purpose of jousting. <p> We instead use solidly built horses in the 15 to 16.2 hands range (150 cm - 165 cm). <p> This is in line with archaeological and other historical evidence as to the actual size and look of the medieval warhorse; one of the great myths of modern times is that medieval warhorses were the equivalents of today's huge Shire and other draft breeds. <p> However the right physical characteristics are not enough. All of our horses have been selected because of their boldness and their reliable temperament. <p> It takes a great deal of work to train a horse to joust, but more importantly the horse also has to enjoy it. If a horse is not comfortable with any activity there is no way that the rider can humanely enforce his or her will over it. <p> In the absence of any formal horse welfare guidelines or standards in New Zealand, our group has elected to comply with the standards published by the the <a href="http://www.bhs.org.uk/" target="_blank">British Horse Society. </a> <p> We believe that we are the only equestrian group in New Zealand that does so. <p> All of the horses used by the Order of the Boar are owned by our Riding Members. 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