made me think of Marloven Hess

[asakiyume]

This photo of a Turkmen equestrian made me think of Marloven Hess, so I thought I'd share. You can click through to get to the poster's Flickr account.

Comments

[kith_koby]

Oh, very nice, thanks for sharing. I too can see the Marlovens doing this in competitions/games/training. Also, for some reason, the braids very much remind me of Fenis and Tdor.

[asakiyume]

Fenis was who I was thinking of!

[danceswithwaves]

I was thinking of Fenis too!

[kith_koby]

I think we all do. In a sense, she's the epitome of a modern Marloven woman, continuing the tradition of Hadand and Tdor.

[sartorias]

Oh, my yes! The tunic, the high boots, the braids! Totally!

Thanks for posting that!

[asakiyume]

My pleasure! Glad you like it too!

[thistleingrey]

Very cool!

[asakiyume]

There's at least one more of this rider and her horse if you click through. They're all great!

[asakiyume]

This is the other one! (ETA: You can see it bigger if you click through)

[thistleingrey]

Thanks. Wow, the strength and horse/rider trust required for that, not only balance....

(I love the woven straps around the horse's neck, too. Small detail but distinct.)

[shadowsinfire]

These are so gorgeous, thank you for posting!

Privateering

[anonymous]

Beautiful pictures! Just re-read the Inda arc, and while doing it ran across Mark Knopfler in concert in Malaga singing "Privateering" - and boy, it just made the whole pirate scene come alive... "to lay with pretty women, to drink Maderia wine, to hear the ocean on a shore that isn't mine...privateering we will go... :) Just can see the Fox Banner Fleet :) Jeje and Tau LOL dancing on the deck! Dang, I just love this world our authorship has created for us.

Re: Privateering

[sartorias]

I've got to find that song! :-)