Essential kit for La Boissiere-Ecole
Travel as light as you can for the campaign, hence the list below. Be sure to check this list well before the event:
Horse Furniture & Equipment
- Bridle
- Head collar
- Lead rope
- Saddle
- Saddle blanket (2 if available)
- Stirrup irons and leathers
- Sheepskin
- Surcingle
- Y straps
- Breastplate
- Girth (large and small or with extenders)
- Valise
- Carbine Boot (if available)
- Pistol holsters (if available)
- Grooming kit
- Canvas bucket
- Hay net
- Luggage straps
Uniform
- Ankle boots
- Spurs
- Overalls
- Braces
- Shirt x 2
- Dolman
- Barrelled sash
- Stable jacket
- White leather gloves
- Black neck cloth/stock
- Muff cap (AKA Busby)
- Waterproof cover
- Plume
- Cap lines
- Forage cap
- Cloak
Weapons & Accoutrements
- 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre (scabbards may be blackened)
- Sabre Belt
- Sabretache
- Carbine (if available)
- Waterproof lock cover (for carbine)
- Pistols x 2 (if available)
- Cartouche belt with carbine clip
- Cartouche pouch
- Water canteen
- Forage bag
Miscellaneous kit
- Cutlery
- Drinking vessel
- Plate/bowl (horse-portable)
- Palliasse (or 2 blankets stitched together) to stuff with straw and sleep on
- Sewing kit
