Demon Knights: Introducing... the Horsewoman!

[espanolbot]

An original character for the series, this character actually looks like she might be cool. Here are some character sketches from here.







Cornell describes her as,

“The Horsewoman is one of the seven Demon Knights, flung together by a desperate battle,” said series writer Paul Cornell. “She’s a mysterious rider who tries to stay apart, on a lonely journey across Medieval Europe. She can ride, but she can’t walk, supported in her saddle by magic and invention. She has an absolute affinity for all horses, and she’s the greatest archer in history. She tries hard not to care, but always ends up helping those who need her. And the little village Etrigan’s reluctant team end up defending from enormous odds is going to need her now.”

They have mentioned that she has a wheelchair for the times she's not in on her horse, but considering she's meant to be an inventor as well as an archer, it isn't entirely inconceivable that she didn't create a collapsing version of what Teo had over in Avatar: the Last Airbender,


So, there you go. She's both smart and badass! I'm looking forward to her appearing anyways.

Comments

[greenmask]

Whilst shooting they'd have to be put down, and if you were in motion at the time they'd flap about like anything.

[star_of_airdrie]

When aiming and firing a rifle, you have a choice. I always rode in those days no matter what in an English saddle; I looped the rein through my right arm more because there's no horn, because if you've got a horse quiet enough to fire a rifle off of, she's not likely to go anywhere.

Missy Dear was so awesome...

[star_of_airdrie]

FYI, I wasn't hunting... the previous owner shot pheasant off her back and I like target shooting so it was an exercise in fun!

Not a hunter, not a hunter hater, just not a hunter

[greenmask]

Humph. Then I don't know! :3

ALthough, a rein looped through an arm.. as opposed to a rifle, I can imagine that it would still get in the way of a bow. It would have to be exactly the right length, I think? And even if it was, it'd get in the way of your circulation as you pulled back the string.

*guessing*

[star_of_airdrie]

reins are pretty long, that's why dropping the reins isn't the best option because they can get caught up on things of the horse spooks

plus no bridle is so cool...

[salinea]

you can tie a knot on the bridle so it doesn't get in the way when you do other things with your hands and you can take it back after. That's what they teach you in some of the most basic dressage exercise.

[star_of_airdrie]

a knot in the reins, not the bridle

yes, you can tie a knot in the reins and we do that so you can drop them and snatch them back as we are teaching people to stop relying on their hands, getting of their horse's face and know almost anything can be done with their seat.

Hunter people tend to (or used to) think it was more from the hands, dressage people know it's more from the seat. I always gave a horse a dressage foundation, I was given a dressage foundation though I rode hunter/jumpers. My horse is now ridden in hunters but was a jumper and trained to 4th level dressage, although this one was not trained by me.

I guess I've left a knotted rein when ponying (leading) another horse if I've thought I'd needed a free second hand for some reason, but tying a knot in the reins isn't like typing a suture or thread, it's not a one handed procedure, maybe one hand and teeth.

[salinea]

yes, English isn't my first language, sorry.

[star_of_airdrie]

sorry, didn't mean snippy,

for a minute I thought you were talking saddle type!

Western, English, Dressage, Racing...

[salinea]

Not snippy, I just... it's always embarrassing when you try to talking about thing but you don't know words for technical terms.

Also i wasn't sure if you were agreeing or disagreeing with me.

I guess my point was : she may not need to use a bridle at all times, but there shouldn't be a reason for her to use one one while she uses a bow, and it would probably be safer to retain that option. Unless the only reason she doesn't have one is Rule of Cool. In which case, carry on :p

[star_of_airdrie]

I wouldn't want to not have a bridle unless the horse, like, talked or something... but it could be done.

I guess tying off the rein short enough to not get in your way is time consuming and too many hands and leaving it tied, which you do on occasion, leaves you in a bind for not having a long enough amount of rein when the horse stretched its neck to drink, jump, climb up or down and slope and then the loop and rein can flip over their heads or get caught on something.

The saddle looks like it has a horn like a Western saddle and that solves all sorts of problems of where to put your reins if you have to drop them or tie them off like the calf-ropers do.

All and all though, she's gonna be superawesome. She don't need no stinkin' bridle

[star_of_airdrie]

although looking at the icon, she needs sunscreen...