| Meet the Equine Entertainers |
The bloodlines of the horses ridden by
The Free Lancers
hark back to medieval days.
These horses,
some weighing more than 2000 pounds,
are capable of speeds in excess of
25 miles per hour while carrying their own armour and saddle
as well as a fully armoured knight.
The total weight carried by a charger is nearly 500 pounds.
The combined force is a choreographed
two-and-one-half ton, 50 mph impact focused into a
1.5 inch wooden lance that strikes
in a shattering of splinters on hardened steel.
Each of the horses is as much a member of the
Free Lancers as the human performers.
They train just as rigorously and work just as
hard as the knights who ride and care for them.
Max is still learning through the gentle guidance of his trainers.
He sometimes looks at you as if to say,
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
Bear's motto: WARP SPEED MISTER!"
Franken-Bear
Bear is a
veteran of the
joust, since 1994.
This 1600 pound, 16 hands high Percheron is the half brother
of Silver.
Trained by Kate Cox, Bear has proved to be high spirited with an aggressive attitude. He has scalped himself twice within two months doing "stupid horse things". With the stitches between his ears the first time and the surgical staples in the same place the second time, he truly earned his name "Franken-Bear."
Great Ceaser's Ghost
Ceaser is 1600 pound, 17 hands high
Shire and is one of the newer equine perfomers in the
Free Lancers' stable. 
Traded to the Free Lancers in 1996 because he had too much speed for
carriage work, his heart and attitude won the affection of his trainers.
After a long period of training by Kate,
Ceaser made his debut at the 1997 Maryland Renaissance Festival.
With his flowing mane and tail and pure white coat,
Ceaser is an audience favorite.
Ceaser's motto: HEY, WAIT FOR ME!
Other Equine
Performers
Malikai
Chancellor
Challenger
Titan
Zeus
Otto
Charlie
