• dumbass
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    2 months ago

    See Mum, it was training for the Roman Cavalry, not being a weird little shit riding a bin!

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    2 months ago

    Don’t miss when you hop on unless you’re into that kind of thing.

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      2 months ago

      It was to give them a dummy thic gluteus maximus, which served to distract the enemy.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      2 months ago

      Familiarity with the rough shape of a horse, getting on, getting off, etc. Practice horses are still used today, even.