Yeah heard that split second in time argument before applied to every figure with a bad riding position. If you want models where people are about to fall off, that's fine.
This miniature has one of the worst riding positions I have ever seen on a model. He's about to go over the right shoulder when that horse comes down. There is no way your feet would be that far back.
Another fooba you see is a horse doing something dramatic over rocky ground. Just about every other diorama shows a horse stepping or galloping over some sort of boulder which is near enough impossible unless you want your neck broken and the horse maimed. To escape cavalry infantry head for woodland and rocky ground for a reason.
Sorry Mercury Models. Great sculpt but very bad pose.
Nobody here is actually arguing against your points. It's quite obvious that you're an experienced and highly competent horseman (my respects for that
because every horse I've ever sat on has been in the pay of my enemies !) Moreover, you are also fiercely concerned that the rest of us get it right. Speaking
for myself, I am not resistant to your points, it's just that I'm influenced by the likes of Elizabefh Butler, Theodore Gericault, Ulpiano Checa (who?), Stanley
Berkeley and half a hundred other iconic military artists whose work I find exciting beyond words. Now, I'm sure that an expert rider could 'tut-tut' about
examples of poor horsemanship in their paintings, and although I know that I must also pay attention to such things, that excitement inspires me and I look
for it in figures showcased here.
Here's the deal... I promise to pay more attention to horsemanship if you'll loosen your stays a bit.
