SPQR Blues 3 part LI: Derby Day, and only one mule

[spqrblues]

Here it is in inks. Mostly in inks. I've run out of steam.

Now I have to get back to working and waiting for the horsies to run.

You know, I never wanted a pony when I was a little girl. But I'd love to have a horse now. To ride while dressed in full Roman cavalry uniform, of course.

Comments

[ndgmtlcd.livejournal.com]

A roman saddle? Wasn't it a saddle without stirrups? Isn't there some kind of danger that you could fall and be rescued by an entire legion of burly manly men reenactors?

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

I do believe falling off and being rescued would be absolutely required. The second phase is impressing everyone with my equestrian prowess, but the first phase is finding a burly manly man reenactor fast enough to catch someone falling out of her saddle before one dainty army-booted foot touches the ground. It's all part of an ancient ritual, you see. You just have to be sure not to do it anywhere the barbarians can see you. They tend to laugh at Romans who fall out of their saddles.