#horse trivia

[buggachat]

the "adrien is a horse girl" theory is SO FUNNY and SO GREAT because Felix is literally a horse riding medalist. like if adrien is a horse girl he fucking lost

[thatsbelievable]

[falconfate]

Hello ranger’s apprentice fandom can we talk real quick about the stupidest thing Flanagan ever wrote

It’s about the bows. Yanno, the rangers’ Iconique™️ main weapon. That one. You know the one.

Flanagan. Flanagan why are your rangers using longbows.

“uh well recurve arrows drop faster” BUT DO THEY. FLANAGAN. DO THEY.

the answer is no they don’t. Compared to a MODERN, COMPOUND (aka cheating) bow, yes, but compared to a longbow? Y’know, what the rangers use in canon? Yeah no a recurve actually has a FLATTER trajectory. It drops LATER.

This from an article comparing the two:

“Both a longbow and a recurve bow, when equipped with the right arrow and broadhead combination, are capable of taking down big game animals. Afterall, hunters have been doing it for centuries with both types of bows.

However, generally speaking and all things equal, a recurve bow will offer more arrow speed, creating a flatter flight trajectory and retain more kinetic energy at impact.

The archers draw length, along with the weight of the arrow also affect speed and kinetic energy. However, the curved design of the limbs on a recurve adds to its output of force.”

It doesn’t actually mention ANY distance in range! And this is from a resource for bow hunting, which, presumably, WOULD CARE ABOUT THAT SORT OF THING!

Okay so that’s just. That’s just the first thing.

The MAIN thing is that even accounting for “hur dur recurves drop faster” LONGBOWS ARE STILL THE STUPID OPTION.

Longbows, particularly and especially ENGLISH longbows, are—as their name suggests—very long. English longbows in particular are often as tall or taller than their wielder even while strung, but especially when unstrung. An unstrung longbow is a very long and expensive stick, one that will GLADLY entangle itself in nearby trees, other people’s clothes, and any doorway you’re passing through.

And yes, there are shorter longbows, but at that point if you’re shortening your longbow, just get a goddamn recurve. And Flanagan makes a point to compare his rangers’ bows to the Very Long English Longbow.

Oh, do you know how the Very Long English Longbow was mostly historically militarily used? BY ON-FOOT ARCHER UNITS. Do you know what they’re TERRIBLE for? MOUNTED ARCHERY.

Trust me. Go look up right now “mounted archery longbow.” You’ll find MAYBE one or two pictures of some guy on a horse struggling with a big stick; mostly you will actually see either mounted archers with RECURVES, or comparisons of Roman longbow archers to Mongolian horse archers (which are neat, can’t lie, I love comparing archery styles like that).

Anyway. Why are longbows terrible for mounted archery? Because they’re so damn long. Think about it: imagine you’re on a horse. You’re straddling a beast that can think for itself and moves at your command, but ultimately independently of you; if you’re both well-trained enough, you’re barely paying attention to your horse except to give it commands. And you have a bow in your hands. If your target is close enough to you that you know, from years of shooting experience, you will need to actually angle your bow down to hit it because of your equine height advantage, guess what? If you have a longbow, YOU CAN’T! YOUR HORSE IS IN THE WAY BECAUSE YOUR BOW IS TOO LONG! Worse, it’s probably going to get in the general area of your horse’s shoulder or legs, aka moving parts, which WILL injure your horse AND your bow and leave you fresh out of both a getaway vehicle and a ranged weapon. It’s stupid. Don’t do it.

A recurve, on the other hand, is short. It was literally made for horse archers. You have SO much range of motion with a recurve on horseback; and if you’re REALLY good, you know how to give yourself even more, with techniques like Jamarkee, a Turkish technique where you LITERALLY CAN AIM BACKWARDS.

For your viewing enjoyment, Serena Lynn of Texas demonstrating Jamarkee:

Yes, that’s real! This type of draw style is INCREDIBLY versatile: you can shoot backwards on horseback, straight down from a parapet or sally port without exposing yourself as a target, or from low to the ground to keep stealthy without banging your bow against the ground. And, while I’m sure you could attempt it with a longbow, I wouldn’t recommend it: a recurve’s smaller size makes it far more maneuverable up and over your head to actually get it into position for a Jamarkee shot.

A recurve just makes so much more SENSE. It’s not a baby bow! It’s not the longbow’s lesser cousin! It’s a COMPLETELY different instrument made to be used in a completely different context! For the rangers of Araluen, who put soooo much stock in being stealthy and their strong bonds with their horses, a recurve is the perfect fit! It’s small and easily transportable, it’s more maneuverable in combat and especially on horseback, it offers more power than a longbow of the same draw weight—really, truly, the only advantage in this case that a longbow has over the recurve is that longbows are quicker and easier to make. But we KNOW the rangers don’t care about that, their KNIVES use a forging technique (folding) that takes several times as long as standard Araluen forging practices at the time!

Okay.

Okay I think I’m done. For now.

[commanderdazzle]

Movie Buffs, I need your help!

I'm looking for a movie and it's driving me insane! I have only vague memories of it because it was a borrowed VHS tape, and it's kinda stressing me out that I can't find this! I thought I had a decent lead but I finally watched it yesterday and it wasn't right, but one of the suggestions I got from Reddit wasn't right either?!

Here's what I know;

It had to be from the early 80's up to the mid 90's, since I watched it on tape in 1998.

2. It was definitely live-action with little to no animation.

3. But it's not Labyrinth, Neverending Story, or The Princess Bride.

4. The main scenes I remember are: a woman in a white dress being pursued by men on horseback, the same woman running through a snowy landscape, and the same woman falling in a pond and being rescued. This is very important because I have a distinct vision of her dress flowing and swirling in the water.

5. There were Unicorns? Or maybe just white horses? Involved.

Someone suggested Legend with Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry, which was incredibly close but not quite right because Princess Lili never fell into a pond and had to be saved? Jack dove in for the ring but Lili never fell in, which is crucial to my memory.

Today I watched Ladyhawke with Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Phifer, which was incredibly sexy and powerful and had some elements that seemed familiar, but Legend was a lot closer but missed the most important scene in my mind.

Does anyone have any clue what I'm talking about?!

[nothoward]

Fascinating Fact:

Seahorses are neither seas nor horses!!!

[rohirric-hunter]

It's so funny how the devs want to use their new steed type so bad but as of yet they only have one steed in this category so it's just like 27,000 clones of the same horse all throughout new Gondor

[cold-neon-ocean]

If Kuvira was an Animal Crossing villager, what species do you think she'd be? I feel like a cat is an obvious choice but the idea of her as a squirrel is so funny to me lol

[sharkangelic]

Brett Beattie is an underrated hero of the LotR films

This guy who fell into the role of Gimli's body double and, due to Davies being huge and allergic to his Gimli mask, has enough on-screen time to rival Davies.

You know how the Fellowship's actors got tattoos after the filming? They have "Nine" written on them in Elvish? Davies didn't want the tattoo, but Beattie got the tattoo! He's the ninth companion!

[seabiscuit]

"All that rubbish made sense to you?"

@chronal-anomaly / sent a random silly thing!

Blue eyes don't break from the buckles he is tightening ;

Seabiscuit is holding his breath, refusing to give up on the battle and let Red get the girth on properly ( the horse's appetite was big, but his stubbornness was bolder ). Still, Red smiles as Lena's let's out the line, words laced with her ( what sounded fancy to him ) London accent.

" What? That the saddle pad goes on first, saddle follows suit, girth then on and strapped up tight? Bit in the horse's mouth, nose and ear bands in place, throatlatch done up and the reins going over the head? Course. Could tack up all this shit in my sleep. Now, remember which way your helmet goes on, yea? "

[-mama-earth-]

[whocaresifwearecrazy]

As someone who's been horseback riding for seven years, it's answer 2: walk , trot, canter and THEN gallop

[devoted-to-colin-farrell]

Movie clip from American Outlaws.

Trivia - Colin Farrell and the cast members had to spend six weeks at a ranch with cowboys to learn how to ride horses before filming began. Colin rode a horse named Milagro, and used that horse while shooting the film. Colin did many of his own stunts.

[thatsbelievable]

[star-trek-pop-quiz]

Star Trek POP-QUIZ #4 ( HALLOWEEN EDITION )

( 28 / 10 / 2023 )

Question 1.

Which Star Trek episode is known as the "Halloween Episode"?

a. Catspaw ( S2, E17 ) b. Shadowplay ( S2, E16 ) c. Covenant ( S7, E9 ) d.Dragon's Teeeth ( S6, E7 )

Bonus Question: What series is this a part of?

Bonus Question: Which main character made their debut in this episode?

Question 2.

What Halloween-related element appear in this episode?

a. Witches b. Dungeons c. Skeletons d. All of the Above

Question 3.

Which of these episodes was not released on the 31st of October?

a. Melora ( S2, E6 ) b. The Abandoned ( S3, E6 ) c. The Enemy ( S3, E7 ) d. The Andorian Incident ( S1, E7 )

Bonus Question: Identify the series for at least one episode.

Question 4.

In the DS9 Episode "If Wishes Were Horses", things from the imagination start appearing. Which of these did not appear?

a. Ostriches b. Buck Bokai c. Mozart d. All of these appear

Question 5.

Which Delta Quardant species prolongs their own life by stealing the organs of other living people? ( Spelling Counts! )

Score: __/6 + 3 bonus ( answers under cut )

Question 1.

a. Catspaw

+ TOS ( The Original Series ) + Ensign Pavel Chekov

Question 2.

d. All of the Above.

Question 3.

c. The Enemy ( S3, E7 ) +

a. DS9: Melora ( S2, E6 ) b. DS9: The Abandoned ( S3, E6 ) c. TNG: The Enemy ( S3, E7 ) d. ENT: The Andorian Incident ( S1, E7 )

Question 4.

c. Mozart.

Question 5.

the Viidians.

[vintageterror]

[jorvikzelda]

having that kinda week/month where my internal life is just completely dominated by d&d. i have only played this game for three hours total in my life but by god will I think about it for every waking second and by god will I know this fucking game inside out when I finally someday do get to play it