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Welcome to the myspace for The New Riders of the Golden AgeThe New Riders of the Golden Age from War Horse Farm in Sarasota, Florida, have been jousting professionally since 1982 and have appeared at Renaissance Festivals, state and county fairs and other events all over the USA and Canada.The use of Belgian, Percheron, Shire, and Clydesdale horses and full suits of period-designed 16th century tilting armor differentiates the New Riders of the Golden Age from groups and organizations presenting staged theatrical medieval jousts. The use of period equipment allows the New Riders to engage in an authentic full contact joust, and the great horses add an unmatchable sense of power and presence to the joust. Over twenty years of developing equipment, refining technique, and performing live at large outdoor venues have polished a unique presentation and confirmed repeatedly that audiences do appreciate the real thing.Please visit us at www.warhorse.com or call 1-888-35-joust

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Since our inception, and in the more than two decades of our existence, The New Riders of the Golden Age has been established as the premier jousting troupe in the country. Each year we perform from coast to coast for millions of people at Renaissance faires, state and county fairs, and special events.As performers in a show, we follow a script. The nature of the situation and its variables requires that we be open to improvisation. This allows us to keep the show fresh and alive for the audience as well as ourselves. The script sets the pace and gives a foundation to the excitement already existing from our energy.The lance passes are real. This is the culmination of our training and the training of the horses. It is the true test of our skill and focus and it is most certainly what keeps us coming back for more. Our lances are made of genuine solid pine right from the lumber yard. We make neither cuts nor scores on the wood to assist their breaking. So at 10 feet long with steeds at a full run, when the lances meet their target and splinter into pieces and/or one of the knights finds himself flying off the tail-end of the horse, that is when we and the audience truly find out what it means to be a knight. We do not stage "blow-outs"; they are as real as our lances... "; .. ..I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

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New Riders Schedule 2009

Come see us perform at one of these events in 2009:Kiwanis Medieval Faire        FL         Jan 10,11 17,18Hoggetowne Medieval Faire  FL         Jan 24,25,30,31 Feb 1Bay Area Ren Fest at Mosi  FL     ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:16:00 GMT

Las Vegas help

New Riders is looking for a few people to help with the horses and horse rides in Las Vegas in Oct. Please e mail [email protected] if you are interested.
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:51:00 GMT

Fall Schedule 2008

Minnesota Renaissance Festival Sept 20,21 26,27,28 Sioux City Riverssance Oct 4, 5 Age of Chivalry, Las Vegas Nv Oct 10, 11, 12 Louisiana Renaissance Festival Nov 1-Dec 7 Come see our great new show, ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:10:00 GMT

Return to Vegas in '07

We will be returning to the Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival in Las Vegas, NV on Oct.12-14. We are very excited to be returning this year. We look foward to seeing you there.
Posted by on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:32:00 GMT

Performance Calender 2007

Here's where you can see the New Riders perform this year. Ft Myers, FL     Jan. 13-21 Gainesville,FL   Jan 27-28, Feb 2-4 Sarasota, FL     Feb 3...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:06:00 GMT