Well that was a surprisingly warm and enthusiastic reception to yesterday’s post on the 2003 film about medieval Tournaments, that I featured in. I have fond memories of the people and the horses involved, although it was at times a challenging experience for me. During filming I was having terrible back problems and on the eve of the tournament at Pembroke Castle, I went into full on spasm and couldn’t move despite copious amounts of pain medication. Chiropractors/osteopaths were not available locally but the production team managed to find me a chiropractor who worked on horses. They somehow got me to his house in the back of a vehicle and convey me onto his kitchen table, where he proceeded to work on me. It did the trick enough that I was able to get on a horse the next day but it was touch and go. Happy memories! ... See MoreSee Less
As so often happens when one is searching for something on the internet, I came across this by chance. It was filmed in 2003 I think, a year before I did Weapons That Made Britain. For me it is a bit of nostalgia - seeing some old, much missed faces. For those of you who havenlt seen it, it may hold some interest.... See MoreSee Less
