Re-educating the Remounts

The subject for this demonstration was inspired by a true story, told by a local gentleman about his grandfather who had the task of training the remounts as they arrived in Egypt during World War I. Riding a quiet horse he would lead three others into the soft sands of the desert, then one by one he would ride them. The soft sand made the going much harder for the horse to misbehave, and if either of them fell it would be a soft landing.

MATERIALS

• Peterboro Conservation Matboard as ground

• Derwent Pastel Pencils- to draw up the subject, and my signature ( I often use Conté crayon for this )

• Rembrandt Pastels- my favourite pastel and used for most of this work.

• Schminke pastels- for the sky and some dust and highlights

• Conté Crayon- for the military bit (it just happened to be the right colour and no pastel had been applied there)

• Lots of tissues ( mostly to wipe my hands and clean the pastels, but can also be used