Lest we all forget, given that 4* events now look like Walt Disney sets, eventing started as an out shoot of the cavalry.
This video shows what a cavalry horse used to be expected to do . . . not much like today’s eventing but perhaps reminiscent of foxhunting in Ireland!
Holy. Crap. Wow. Great post!
they all use the forward seat for going down hills and banks, that’s not something you see anymore