WIP part help

[Mariner]

Could someone please help me with this tiny piece? It comes with the Pegaso 90mm Hospitaller knight but I can't find it anywhere in the box art.
I KNOW you guys will know what it is, what it was used for and where the heck it goes on the figure.
I included a photo because I didn't want to embarrass myself describing it as a U-shaped thingy with arrowhead points :lol:
Thanks, Mary

 

[housecarl]

Spurs Mary, that's unless he plans a barbecue.
Carl.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Yes, you'll have to cut them off and apply one spike ("prick") to the back of each spur.
And for your further information, this piece is known technically as a "U-shaped thingy with arrowhead points".

 

[Mariner]

Holy crow, I rode horses for years and never used anything like that!!!

 

[ChaosCossack]

You probably weren't trying to push your horse onto a wall of Saracen spears

Colin

 

[housecarl]

I get a feeling of sarcasm here.
Carl.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Who... me?

 

[Mariner]

Come to think of it, they might have helped when he balked at a couple of fences

 

[renarts]

Long shanked prick spurs or those with rowels help when trying to give leg aids through a caparison or quilted or mail armor on a horse. The leg of the rider on a horse while carrying a lance or spear or in armor is a little different than say on a hunter/jumper or dressage. It is a little more forward and the longer shanks help. I have a 12thc. spur in my collection that has a rather short shank to it and is maybe 1 inch from the heel band or yoke. As was stated it does help with moving the horse along when charging a line but too much and the horse goes all squirrely and won't respond how you think he will. Celtic spurs from 9thc. Ireland show no shank and are simply a small point on a shallow yoke. The long shanked spurs tend to show up more around the late 13th early 14thc. when you see alot of heavy caparisons on horses and even longer roweled in the late 14th and throughout the 15thc as the riders leg moved forward while in the saddle as a result of heavier armor and lances.

 

[John Bowery]

Mike,
Thanks for the great info.
Cheers
John

 

[Mariner]

Yes, Mike, that is really helpful as I plan on a collection of medieval figures. It makes perfect sense. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
Mary