This post features details of the bridles and harnesses of the horses at the St. Alfio festival in Sicily, which reader Al Zammataro was kind enough to send me.
This harness is a very old one, with well-preserved gold embroidery:
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June 23, 2011
Beautiful harnesses at the St. Alfio festival
This harness is a very old one, with well-preserved gold embroidery:
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Thanks, Nicole. I haven't had much time for this blog lately, so it's fun to post something kind of wild and so unusual.
I'll make sure http://checkoutthishorse.blogspot.com is on the blogroll, too - I always enjoy it!
Posted by: globalhorseculture | June 23, 2011 at 03:42 PM
Very cool - really enjoying this series!
Posted by: Nicole MacP | June 23, 2011 at 02:52 PM