photo of me on sidesaddle

Madonna Contessa Ilaria Veltri degli Ansari


I have been an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism since 1982, in that time I have made much clothing and other items and generally tried my hand at many types of Arts and Sciences.
I have been active in the SCA equestrian community for 20 years, in both CAID and AnTir. During this time I have designed and built a variety of tack, saddles, and both full coverage and open decorative trappings.
I have written various how-to articles, some of which I am proud to bring to this venue.


Links to My Pages

Researching and Building a
Medieval Sidesaddle		 Overview of
Bards		 Overview of
Tack
Recent equestrian pictures
from A&S		 Basic instructions
for making bards		 Making SCA period bridles
Bareback
Jousting		 A Simple
Italian Renaissance Gown		 Hackamores
Pictures of sailors
and other middle and lower class men		 Medieval Boffers?
Period and Modern
Equestrian Games		 Inkle Loom
Splotches
and Splashes		 Interesting
Saddles
Lances
Extant and portrayed		 How to cover a
riding helmet
Making SCA period
lace bobbins		 Horsebread!
Gloves e-mail
me

Links to Other Cool Places

SCA Garb
Webpage		 Society for
Creative Anachronism
Gode
Cookery		 An Tir's
Equestrian Webpage
Project
Gutenburg		 Barony of
Stromgard
Footwear
in the Middle Ages
How to check
a horse's vital signs