Workshop Description:
Most folks today have limited experience as mounted riders, even less for side saddle, driving a carriage, or training a horse for the movements once used by knights. This workshop provides some basic horse sense through the ages, so your horses act more like characters who enrich your story and less like cars or other inanimate transportation objects.
We’ll cover:
General Horse Sense – Habit and herds: Horse Personality, Basic gaits, Useful Terms
Carriage and Riding Horses – What’s the difference?
Quick Trip Through History: Ancient Times, Palfrey/Destrier, The West: Knights of the Plains
England: Town and Country – Hunting season, ladies’ mounts, side saddle myths, Rotten Row
Basic Transport – Times, distances, and comfort, public transport of the coaching era
The Racing World – The sport of Kings; The sport of Queens
Special Breeds – Arabian, Lippizan, Akhal-Teke, Fresian, Viking’s Horse: Islandic Ponies
Instructor Bio:
Shannon Donnelly’s writing has won numerous awards, including the Indie BRAG Gold Medallion, a nomination for Romance Writer’s of America’s RITA award, the Grand Prize in the “Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer” contest, judged by Nora Roberts, and others. Her writing has repeatedly earned 4½ Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: “simply superb”…”wonderfully uplifting”….and “beautifully written.” Her Regency romance, Lady Chance, and her Regency romance novella, Davinia’s Duke, were each awarded the Indie BRAG Gold Medallion. Davinia’s Duke also won the Bookseller’s Best award for best novella, judged by readers and booksellers.
In addition to her Regency romances, she is the author of the Mackenzie Solomon, Demon/Warders Urban Fantasy series, Burn Baby Burn and Riding in on a Burning Tire, and the SF/Paranormal, Edge Walkers. Her work has been on the top seller list of Amazon.com and includes the Historical romances, The Cardros Ruby and Paths of Desire.
She lives in New Mexico where she is a licensed EMT-I and a volunteer Firefighter in what is one of the few “frontier” areas left in the US (yes, New Mexico is a state), with room for horses, dogs, chickens and sustainable building. Shannon can be found online at shannondonnelly.com.