Reflecting on the phenomenal success of his play War Horse, former UK children ... “Through a complex design of bungee cord, cane, mesh and leather,” Aled says. Each of the large puppets ...

Side-saddle manufacture and riding techniques are enjoying ... and right legs to communicate with the horse, your right leg is replaced by the offside cane,” Victoria explains.

The elaborate leather saddle is dated from between roughly ... The find contradicts traditionalist historical narratives associating horse-riding with warfare by elite men, she said.