“Bring on the Empty Horses!”

[Friends of General Haig]

My latest blog post describes creating bases of “empty horses” for the dismounted dragoons in my Polish 1620s army.  It includes the origin of the phrase “empty horses”, and also how I made the horse holders swappable. See all of this, and more pics, here:
https://theviaregia.blogspot.com/2021/12/bring-on-empty-horses.html

[Paul Richardson]

Very nice. I need something similar myself, but for some dismounted cavalry figures, so I'll look at your blog with interest.

[OSHIROmodels]

Lovely 

I think personally I would’ve put the horses on separate bases as well so they could be used as set dressing elsewhere. A fully scenic base does look the job though 

[Paul Richardson]

This has got me thinking about what I may do myself. A friend has told me that at one stage a manufacturer sold separate castings of stirrups with a section of the leathers attached, which you could add to your horses if you were using them as 'empty' ones. Does this ring a bell with anyone? My friend unfortunately can't remember which manufacturer it was. 

[Atheling]

Charming work 

[Malamute]

Very nicely done

[Friends of General Haig]

Very nice. I need something similar myself, but for some dismounted cavalry figures, so I'll look at your blog with interest.

Thanks, Paul.  I’ve not heard of the separate saddle/stirrup extras before, but they sound a great idea.

Lovely 

I think personally I would’ve put the horses on separate bases as well so they could be used as set dressing elsewhere. A fully scenic base does look the job though 

Cheers, Oshiro. That is an interesting idea. I would need to find a way to still have each horse tethered. Perhaps each tethered individually?

Charming work 

Many thanks, Atheling.

Very nicely done

Cheers, Malamute.

[OSHIROmodels]

Maybe a slightly longer base and each horse is tethered to it (rock, tree stump etc)?

[Captain Blood]

Splendid job on the horses and groundwork Andy. (And as mentioned on Fb, great use of the figures too )

[Anderson Collection]

Well put together

[Friends of General Haig]

Maybe a slightly longer base and each horse is tethered to it (rock, tree stump etc)?

Good thought 👍.  I have a couple of the Avanpost ‘empty horses’ left and I think doing them up as singles would be great for skirmish level games where a single character may need to dismount.

Splendid job on the horses and groundwork Andy. (And as mentioned on Fb, great use of the figures too )

Thanks, Richard 👍.  Much appreciated.

Well put together

Cheers, Anderson Collection, very kind.

[racm32]

love this idea. I want to do this for my WW1 cavalry.

[mweaver]

Excellent idea, and striking execution!

-Michael

[MaleGriffin]

Very well done!

[Friends of General Haig]

love this idea. I want to do this for my WW1 cavalry.

Glad you like it, Racm32 👍.  Yes, I can imagine it would be great for WW1.  I’m sure there will be more documented about how the horses were meant to be dealt with when the cavalry were dismounted in 14-18.

Excellent idea, and striking execution!
-Michael

Many thanks, Michael 👍.

Very well done!

Cheers, MaleGriffin 👍.