I'm 100% up for Lloyd getting trolled by a horse for an hour.

Jason: "...and here is Warlord, he's..." The entire internet: "HE'S A GOOD BOOOY!"

I love Lloyd and Jason just having fun playing with their 'toys' together. They've both got slightly different areas of expertise, but a very similar level of enthusiasm. These crossover episodes really are great

It was funny when Jason was assuring Lloyd the horse won't run into him unless he's in a bad mood then continued to explain how horses being in a bad mood isn't unusual.

Jason gives a horse riding lesson and Lloyd risks bruising his special area. All this and more on this weeks episode of: Two men confuse a Horse!

11:36 Did Warlord ever work at the Ministry of Silly Walks? Seriously, I'm impressed by the Spanish walk. Extremely well-trained horse. You try to hide it, but your pride in him is evident.

I am continuously amazed at how well trained Warlord is. Not many horses will willingly tolerate poles being waved around them like that - even well trained horses. The flight instinct is so strong. A credit to your partnership with him! He trusts you completely.

"Smelling the poo is horse social media. There's a whole twitter feed down there." And thus looking at social media shall be rightly known as "smelling the poo" from this day forth. Great video! Cheers! 💚

Between you and Lloyd and Matt and Tod, we've had some fantastic videos in the last couple of weeks. I think both the horses got the measure of Lloyd. Warlord: wave a stick at me? Activate intimidating walk Hawkeye: Oh you want to go faster do you?

It's so cool to see a realistic scenario with a trained horse. The animal is doing its own things as well, sometimes funny, sometimes screwing up the action. It's not a mindless vehicle like we are used to with cars and anything else nowadays.

As someone who spends a lot of time with horses, the walk to canter transition followed by "YES!.....OH SHIT!" echo'd only by the instructor's laughter is something I can appreciate only to well!

What a great sport hawkeye is in this video you can see how much he trusts jason as he was continually looking at him to make sure that everything thing was OK. Also Loyd breaking into canter and then cussing is very relatable I had a horse that would occasionally test my abilities by choosing his own speed though I think I said worse words a 13 to my big man than Loyd.

who doesn't like seeing Lloyd struggle at controlling a horse but being splendidly pleasant about the whole affair whilst Jason looks on sniggering uncontrollably?! what a wonderful hour of two people and a couple of animals horsing around!

as a horse person I truly enjoy how encouraging you are about there being no one single technique of holding the reins, but many across cultures and times. We usually get stuck on the technique that we first learned as the „right“ way to do things. Mostly between English and Western styles, but also many more. I think it must be great for a beginner rider to hear that there are many ways and to be able to pick what feels right. Riding a horse for the first time probably is quite the sensory overload as it is (don‘t quite remember it in detail, as I was a child when I started lessons and it‘s been a while), without having to worry to much about form. So long as whatever is being done doesn‘t hurt the horse or endanger anyone, I think it‘s all good at that stage.

04:21 That "visceral feeling" Lindybeige is talking about is your bowels emptying.

Thank you for the incredible video, I wish I could find a riding instructor with as much historical knowledge as you!

Lloyd is just like 90% of everyone on a horse the first time. Slouched posture, confusing the horse by giving opposing instructions at once and being far to timid. It just takes a while. Most people are quite surprised by how organic and totally unlike riding a bike or motorcycle it is. The horse is obviously a living being and all of it moves and people often feel like they’re about to fall off at any moment. The horse also isn’t controlled like a machine, it tries to understand what you’re asking it to do, but you don’t control the exact motion of every muscle of the horse. The trick is to feel comfortable and balanced in the saddle, be confident, and to understand what the horse can do on its own, and trust it to do that, while also knowing where you need to help it. It’s a beautiful thing when it all works out. And when you’ve become comfortable with the basics you will be even more amazed by the skill of people like Jason, something like jousting takes a perfect connection between horse and rider.

I find it amazing how much Jason can manvoure his horse without doing much visible things. It's almost as if he's connected to the horse and they are his own legs. (I know nothing about horses or horse riding)

I never knew how my love for learning about medieval times would uncover my love and empathy for horses. It's so inspiring to see Jason work with these horses.

I seem to recall reading that the reason mares were favoured in the east is that their cavalry tradition stemmed from nomad culture - the mares were a source of milk when on campaign.

12:39 I love the way Warlord leans forward in response to Jason shifting his weight. Look at Warlord's back legs and how he lifts onto his toes, very slightly. In martial arts we're taught to watch the shoulders, hips and feet to guess what the opponent is going to do, next. I wonder if this applies to horses in combat, as well?

43:56 Hawkeye looks at the camera like, "Dude, I am so confused right now. My owner is out here walking around but then the guy on my back is telling me to do a barrel roll ...and I know _that_ can't be right. So, I'm doing my best, okay?" Man, I thought riding a Harley for the first time was complicated. But he's right. Once you do it for a while, you start doing things unconsciously like shifting and putting a touch of back brakes on in certain situations or a tiny bit of clutch and front brake or shifting your weight through turns, that kind of thing. After a while, the mechanics of riding becomes automatic and you can relax and enjoy the scenery and the ride. But this looks way harder than riding a motorcycle because a Harley doesn't have a brain and isn't trying to interpret your inputs.

"Horse Sexual Chaos" will be the title of my upcoming experimental noise rock album. On a serious note, I really enjoyed this longer format video!

Gentlemen, that was incredibly informative and entertaing at the same time. Thank you for your time and effort. Special thanks to the horses for their patience.

poor horse, he tried so politely to get rid of the noob.

As someone who’s ridden all their life, watching someone learn for the first time is always fascinating, especially Lloyd because he’s clearly thinking about things on a very deep level

It's an interesting thing about the, ah, horse relations in the field. I never thought about that.

Just discovered this channel recently and it’s golden. Better than any tv

I love watching Warlord just spend the whole time trying to Spanish Walk 🤣

Definitely worth the wait! But I will have to rewatch again because my tiny ginger kitty, Magic, loves Jason's voice. Once she heard Jason, she hopped up beside me and pawed my phone toward her. She was mesmerized with the images. I think she also enjoyed Lindsy's voice. She gave Hawkeye a paw tap on his head a couple of times when his face was getting larger on the screen. That's cat speak for, "please keep a distance. I don't know you well". At least I got to see the last part of the trot sequence, as she had to investigate a noise coming in from the kitchen window. My compliments to all of you: the listening student, the patient teacher, and the forgiving equine.

I would totally love Jason to be my riding teacher. He does a really great job in explaining the things to people.

Jason explaining all of the different movements to control the horse and then seeing him ride Warlord is really interesting to me. He rides and moves Warlord so smooth its like a literal second set of legs.

This is the best KZfaq video of all time

This makes me want to try horse riding so bad. I love the idea of tuning into the animal and them into you!

Hey, Jason...check out western reining horses. They are taught spins just precisely to keep up w/ a cow that is trying to get around the horse just like Lloyd was doing...Foot soldier behind you? Think capriole...😉

I love videos with underlying narratives. Lindy's apprehension, the horse's love of Jason, the horse slowly getting more annoyed with Lindy. It's like a ballet..

Sidenote: Warlord is absolutely stunning.

I must be a horse, because Sir Jason is a source of comfort for me as well.

Jason, Lloyd is hilarious! I loved seeing the two of you interacting. There was a lot to be learned just listening to the two of you converse. But, when Hawkeye took off at a trot and broke into a canter, when Lloyd let out that expletive, I laughed until I cried. I hope the two of you have scheduled a few more riding lessons for Lloyd. I miss seeing the credits! Did Warlord and Hawkeye miss getting top billing? Take care of yourself

Amazing, there is no other place like this on youtube. I've followed Lloyd for many years before I discovered this channel so the overlap is particularly great. Horses worry me because they are so large and strong and having had nothing much to do with them I don't understand them at all. Jason seems like a great teacher though, calm and encouraging, it was really wholesome to watch and I was impressed how quickly Lindy managed to catch on, I feel I would have been more flapped.

Its really useful to have a shared second language that the animals you are working with don't know so you can talk about "running" or "walking" without the animal thinking you are giving a command. My wife and I use some Spanish and archaic English words around our dogs to talk about things we don't want them to hear.

"Magic Roundabouts of knights" made me laugh so hard that I had to pause the video so I didn't miss anything! Now I'm picturing that roundabout made of roundabouts in Swindon, except there are lances sticking out every car window. Outstanding as always, guys! Very eager for the next one!

I really enjoy these videos with Lloyd, the combined knowledge of the two of you and the slow and relaxed delivery of ideas is very entertaining. Normal TV is by far inferior, this is the real deal 🙂

The crossover everyone wanted and asked for.

Thanks for next great video. Hope you all have a great day!

Dream team line up for my knightly posse: Armourer: Tod from Tod's Workshop Quartermaster: Matt Easton Master of Horse: Jason Kingsley Court dance teacher: Lindybeige

19:24 Every single Praven tournament 😡 Great video though! I'm always down to watch Lloyd muddle through some new experiences :D

I had said that this could be comedic gold and it did not disappoint. Well done, both of you.

Thanks for the tutorial now i just need a horse

I loved watching you teach Lloyd how to ride. It's quite interesting as someone who does not ride to see just what all it takes to learn. It always looks so easy when you do it, but it's a lot different for a new person.

Wow, Jason in such great control of his horse. Obviously a fantastic rider, and bloody excellent horse too. I never thought in close quarters manoeuvrability a human being would have such fine control of an animal they're riding like that, as if he's using a game controller lol. Another thing that's interesting is while the horse is manoeuvring around allover the place like that, a group of blokes are having to TURN AROUND potentially facing their backs to the battle and not paying attention to what else is going on around them. Great to get Lindy's takes here as well, loved how these two were just discussing their passion and bashing out theories, like two blokes sat at a pub, but here with lances, horses and swords haha. Fantastic vid mates, keep these sorts of things coming. It's awesome when ya get together. Also WOW I never realised the Kite shield was such a good pick for mounted units. I always wondered wtfs the point of a Kite shield when you can have a good Tower shield instead (other than being lighter), but the shape fits absolutely perfectly when on a horse. Every game I played always had footmen using them.

The kite shield looks quite perfect for a horseman. If it was just s big rectangle it would jab into the side of the horse and probably would've had to be held at an akward angle. But the slopes of the kite shield just run almost perpendicularly to the side of the horse.

I’ve watched you both for years, do not let this new account fool you, and I have to say that the two of you together is quite the treat. Thoroughly enjoyable watch.

New here, dropping in to say kudos to you keeping light hands on your horse and letting their head fall naturally rather than forcing any position. Especially with that bit's shank, that's impressive and I'm glad to see your horse has a happy mouth. I can see the love you have for your horses and your sport looks much more stimulating for them than most. Also, I love those fetlock and chin floofs not being clipped off of the first lusitano. Letting him be a normal horse brings a smile to my face.

I'm from Texas and basically grew up in a saddle. My dad and uncle were team ropers, my cousins steer doggers, and I participated in a few cutting horse competitions as a teenager. I would be really interested in seeing you come to the US to see how quickly you could pick up western riding and/or getting a cowboy on Warhorse or Hawkeye and seeing how long it would take you to teach them to joust.

I can not believe I watched this for an hour without getting bored. You are quite good at what you do.

As someone who's played a bit of flight sim with ww2 planes, I believe it's more possible to get onto someone's tail because there are more degrees of movement (up and down), offering more options for creative maneuvering. Carrouseling each other in planes will also slow you down, so you can either sacrifice altitude (while you still have it) or be a sitting duck at low speed for a third plane to come in. Therefore you might try to avoid doing the carrousel for too long.

the level of horsemanship on display here is truly impressive

omg Jason's got legit the starting tier Vlandia Bannerlord armor LOL

Horses are just the most wonderful beautiful animal.

Only a quarter of the way in, however what Jason and Lloyd are talking about with how the footman can easily get around the mounted person kinda drives home to me that the optimal use of calvary would be like how some fighter planes 'boom and zoom'. Come in at speed, hit hard in a single pass, and continue on to reset for another pass at speed.

Imo, avoiding the "roundabout" situation is about subtle control of the pace of the horse. By very slightly raising and lowering speed, one can obtain an ever changing ovoid orbit and gradually inch toward a better angle. An opponent with good reflexes may be able to respond to actions if they're overt, but it's hard to react to or even detect very slight changes in pace until it's too late and one has effectively lost ground. The same sort of principal applies to hitting someone with a lance in single combat - you want to dip exactly into range for a tiny fraction of a second and you want the opponent to misjudge the timing of that fraction of a second, so it's critical to subtly vary the pace of the horse in the final moments, lulling the opponent into mistakenly thinking they know when you'll hit, with no obvious sign that the timing has in fact changed. Most foes will brace for impact and focus on the moment that they expect to be decisive, rather than taking this critical initiative to control said timing for themselves, or paying close attention to the potential for deception from their opponent. There, now you too can be an unstoppable force in Mount and Blade! I do feel a slight twinge of guilt that this info may fall into the wrong hands. X) A fighter plane has many more options for breaking a "roundabout", because it doesn't have to have its underside always facing the earth, as a horse does (though idk, maybe a horse could be trained to do a combat roll, while the rider athletically climbs over its tum... I wonder if there are any Comanche knights in the modern tournament scene), but I've always had a lot of success in combat flight simulators with basically just treating them as horses and doing the same tricks with subtle manipulation of speed (and thus turning circle), though it certainly is also useful to combine it with veering into planes other than the horizontal (just don't veer into the wrong kind of plane without a ram on your nose* or you'll be ex-planing it with a parachute**). On the other hand, while they can't generally roll, pitch or elevate, horses can stop, reverse and strafe, which could potentially be useful for breaking a loop. When the speed is low enough, a sudden stop into a 3-point turn could allow a rider to slip into exactly the desired position, as long as they can stay out of range while they reverse, passing (on the inside) the opponent who's either still moving forward or trying to stop or reverse, but with a delayed acceleration. * Ramjets were pretty thin on the ground and even thinner at loftier altitudes in WW2, so in that context, this manouevre would not have had desirable ramifications. ** Or unable to rip the cord, due to a preemptive R.I.P. of one's person.

I believe that a horse and a loving, devoted rider become of one mind and one heart. Here’s a winning example ❤

The image of Lloyd sat on that dummy horse at 16:00 is damnably comical... particularly with a broom-handle... "The Ill Made Knight"

Literally my feelings when I learned horseriding - "YAY! OH SHIT!"

What a treat that video was! Fair play to Lloyd for being such a willing student- he made it look a lot easier than it probably is. I've never ridden a horse in my life, but maybe some day I'll get Jason to show me on Hawkeye lol Great work, as always!

Like Lloyd was saying at the end, I can confirm as both a dancer and rider that the way of leading is very very similar

You never really think of how many ways you control a horse until your explaining it to a beginner really well done

this is a great video, because not only is jason teaching lloyd, he's teaching us. The kite shield stuff was especially interesting, and makes perfect sense. I had no idea how horses are controlled so seeing a beginner learning was especially edifying

Ha, talk about a grass belly on Hawkeye; he looks like he is going to pop a foal out the next day!! What a dear old boy. Reminds me of an ex drovers pony we had when I was a child. He used to follow the person on the ground with beginners on his back all day, just as he followed sheep., but put a real rider on his back, and he was a great stock pony. He could turn on a sixpence. I bet Hawkeye wakes up with a real rider too. I am blown away that Warlord is a Lusitano. I had no idea. I always imagined the old boy as a cross bred, perhaps with a touch of Irish Draft. His longish back and upside down neck belie his Portuguese ancestry. Whatever breed and conformation,, he has more than earned his place in your stable over the years. I really enjoyed seeing this. Thanks for sharing, both of you.

Now that Lloyd has his set of armour (mostly) sorted out, it would be interesting to see you both do some more studies armoured up. Like knight on foot vs. knight on horse or kights on foo vs each other.

This was one of the best things I've watched in a long time. I hope you two are able to collaborate again.

That was fun. I have a lot of sympathy for Lloyd and his concerns for his maledom. It's nice knowing I'm not alone. I've ony trotted a couple of times, as part of a group where I had little agency, and it scared me from repeating it. The pain riding for me was comparable to that time I skydived. I pulled my chute and one of the loadbearing straps, taking the full weight of my decelerating body, accidentally included a male body part that have no business being pressed. I weigh 70 kg and it's about 4g on those two straps, so you can imagine no amount of adrenaline could ever mitigate the suffering. My hat goes off for the brave male riders who does so with ease, and especially Lloyd who faces his fears.

I would love to have a riding lesson with you as the instructor Jason. I haven't ridden for a few years but my mare (Cedar) and I used to have some wonderful adventures together. I miss riding so much! I also love your channel, and am in love with history 🙂

experimental living history is such a treat. also the talk about changing directions of the turn in a duel reminds me of fighter pilots turning out of a two circle into a one circle fight. changing turn direction at the wrong time could prove deadly to the pursued. edit: oh lloyd got that one lol. it sounds like jason is explaining that warlord's controller sensitivity is set very high.

I love warlord's fancy walk "I'm bored of this, dancing time"

Well done for being brave enough to try this straight to film. Lloyd claims not to have been frightened but I can clearly see the stiff upper lip grimacing, the shoulders folding and the left hand wanting to grasp something solid. Hawkeye is being very generous putting up with a novice. I'd imagine a less patient horse showing its displeasure long before the canter incident. Good job, the three of you.

Cool!. I remembered my own riding lessons :) I was much smaller than Lloyd, but the horse seemed soooo huge to me!

Lloyd did really well. I'd forgotten my initial learning process. I barely got out of 'walk', concentrating on controlling the horse to specific points in the circle and criss-crossing. Certainly not using weapons and cantering on lesson one! Once you're well versed at trot, going up to canter in control is a real joy.

Aww - we got to see another of Sir Kinght's horses - what a good boy Hawkeye is! Fabulous video - marked for re-watching already. I wish mt riding teacher had explained things as detailed and patiently as Jason did, especially the trot. For us, it was: cross stirrups in front of the saddle, legs long, off you trot ! And then the fun began, the teacher shouting: don''t cling to the saddle! Shoulders back! Heels down! We don't wan't to see daylight between knees and horse! Where are your hands? And all accompanied by nice loud snaps from her big whip ... Made us jump, not the horses, they were used to it and knew we were all hopeless, inadequate beginners who knew eff all. The more clever horses 'rewarded' us with a twist and shrug to land in the floor, looking back at us from their great height ... Did I say what outstanding video this was, well worth the wait? Well, I'll say it herewith ...

Honestly this was great. Explaining the communication with the horse and what signals do what is interesting to me. I have never sat on a horse but Jason explains it so well. I hope there is more coming

see jason and smaaaaaaaaash the like buttom. his dress looking dope tonight !

Me to my Racking Horse mare: Let’s go learn jousting! He gets bonus points for staying on for his first and very accidental canter. 🤣🥃

It is so wonderful seeing Lloyd learn and ride Hawkeye ^.^

Let us not forget also that the warhorses back then were trained to defend themselves and their riders with their hoofs if needed. Well done (to your friend) for a beginners lesson on riding. Balance is key in riding and controlling the horse, as my mother says when teaching all her students.

LOVE the apt comparison of riding a horse with doing the Lindy Hop. That’s exactly right. This is my favorite episode ever. It really makes you think how much knights had to train in order to do battle with foot men. Then, factor in the crowded conditions and chaotic nature of battle, horses and men wheeling and milling and changing position every instant, not to mention disability and weather conditions, and you develop a real respect for those who had to engage in this kind of battle. Question: I’d like to know more about the kinds of armor that horses typically wore to deflect at least some of the blows aimed at them. Crippling a horse would be terribly easy if the horse did not have some kind of armor. I’m sure a lot of horses were crippled and killed during battle, but the riders would have a lot of incentive to try to protect them, at least in part.

"if you pull and squeeze your legs its the command to go backwards" that is literally the most amazing thing ever, how do they even teach that to an animal? thats such a complicated signal yet it undestands. so amazing.

Awesome video! Beelzebub was the perfect schoolmaster, being ever so gentle to novice Lloyd. It’s been such a long time since I’ve watch a video with a beginner lesson in it, you are a fantastic teacher Jason. The horse I learned to ride on was really gentle with beginners & excellent for experienced riders, but once you knew were intermediate she would play tricks on you & muck around until you could read her body language enough to see it coming! How old is Beelzebub the Destroyer? He is in excellent condition, whatever his age.

:) So calming to see a teaching sequence - someone tries to teach you and happy you progress, instead of just showing of how great they are in comparison with you.

Oh, I wanted so much more time watching a trot and then watching a canter. This was wonderful. It allowed me to understand the unique relationship between a horse at it’s rider. Yes, it is a dance! I had no idea, and enjoyed this immensely. Have followed your videos for a long time. Have to ask about the mule with no name. Have you ever named him? And would you please do a video with him. All of us who follow you have missed both him and you. Thank you so much for this. You’ve really made our day.

Jason & Lloyd make a brilliant pairing; can we have more of this type of video.

15:44 Good question! The closest you could probably get historically is the tincture "carnation" used by the French to denote the colour of white human skin. In the modern day there is a tincture that is closer in colour to beige called "buff" only officially recognized by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry and the Canadian Heraldic Authority. It's typically used as a metal as opposed to a colour, so it would be treated the same as silver and gold (white and yellow) when it comes to the rule of tincture.

Lol. And yes Lloyd horse's Are BIG. Im in a reenactment group called: the order of the gilded apple, and one of the trials to join is standing in armour without flinching, and having an apple knocked off of your head by a knight on horseback at a gallop... If you're wondering: yes we are crazy and no, no one got injured (seriously)

The whole “which side of the horse do you orient your lance towards in war” gave me major mount and blade flashbacks

Love this content..especially when when it's Renaissance festival time here in texas(Texas Renaissance festival)..I LIVE FOR THIS STUFF YA'LL.......HUZZAH..MY FRIENDS AND BROTHERS IN ARMS

This collab is a gift from God

I'd pay for a lesson with Jason. I miss Modern History coming out weekly but I'm always happy when a new episode comes out and love when anything jousting comes out.

Fantastic! What a great lesson in human/horse communication. As Jason has told us before, it's a feedback loop. Being a female who rode Western Style, I've always wondered about "gentleman parts" in English or Spanish saddles. Much information and lots of fun. Cudos to Jason and Lindy.

This is my favorite detective channel. It's very similar to how I'd imagine homicide detectives try to reconstruct the scene of a crime.

I absolutely LOVE how the three of you handled the beginner lesson here! Absolutely giggled seeing Hawkeye transition from "What is happening" to "Oh, I get it. He's new." as Lloyd walked him around, then his going "Ah, mounting block. Here we are."