Equestrian from Crete
A Greek islander explores equestrianism
As you might know, except for an equestrian, I study to become a warfare expert, so when I found out about the 1997 documentary series “War and Civilization”, I got excited and the episodes are already in my playlist. The documentary
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I love documentaries! All sorts of them! The documentaries that I find particularly charming, though, are those which show the cultural heritage of a nation. And if the theme is horses, then things get more exciting! I watched “Under the Spell
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Today I was in the mood of watching a documentary and fell over this video from the making of the successful play “War Horse”, performed in the British National Theatre. I wanted to share it with you. The documentary shows
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The two world wars keep being of interest to flm directors and their audiences. All those heroic actions, enriched with more heroism and quite many effects and colours are always exciting. But few of them describe the real horror and
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Tonight I watched Tony Searle’s documentary “Royal Four in Hand”, with Prince Philip. The documentary is about carriage driving competitions and the involvement of the Duke of Edinburgh in them. Did you know that Philip has been the president of
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The trouble and joy of every equestrian! On this old documentary meet the Queen’s ceremonial horses, their use and the customs followed by those who work with them. See historical equipment and learn about the protocols in the horses’ training
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