Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse bareback. A cavalry man mounts a horse by holding lance and bridle in his right hand, and placing his right foot on an iron pin protruding from his lance. Another cavalier in full scale armour riding a horse in full scale barding. Maniera di montare a cavallo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario’s Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1842.

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