The spelling may be throwing people off. According to Mirriam Websters its; "Caparison" no "M" . Main Entry: 1ca·par·i·son Pronunciation: \kə-ˈper-ə-sən, -ˈpa-rə-\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle French caparaçon, from Old Spanish caparazón Date: 1579 1 a: an ornamental covering for a horse b: decorative trappings and harness 2: rich clothing : adornment Melody otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Though I have heard it refered to as barding, I have been informed by many a horse person that it is comparisons. Supposedly, barding is in reference to horse armour and camparison is the fabric heraldic garments. But online I find horse people calling it barding. http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/ http://www.bayrose.org/Poppy_Run/horse_barding_web.pdf
-----Original Message----- On Saturday 16 February 2008, Rickard, Patty wrote: > Do they > make costumes for horses? > > Medieval reeenactors make costumes for horses - it gets called barding (if > it isn't armour). Some vendors who market to medieval reenactors make them too. Consider this item from Historic Enterprises: http://www.historicenterprises.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=598&c=131 -- Cathy Raymond "You affect the world by what you browse."-- Tim Berners-Lee _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
