Martial Arts in Sci-Fi and Fantasy #5 - Centaurs

[Dirty Dog]

My question is if they'd be able to reach it effectively. How well could they put stuff onto and take stuff off of the horse's back by themselves?

You're making up the creature.... so just put a flexy joint at the junction of the vertical and horizontal spines.

 

[skribs]

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I don't understand how that answers the question of whether or not they're flexible enough to reach their back.

 

[skribs]

You're making up the creature.... so just put a flexy joint at the junction of the vertical and horizontal spines.

I'm pretty sure Centaurs aren't my invention! If so, I have a bunch of people to sue.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I'm pretty sure Centaurs aren't my invention! If so, I have a bunch of people to sue.

Your version is your invention.

 

[drop bear]

I don't understand how that answers the question of whether or not they're flexible enough to reach their back.

You woul have it all just hanging off them so they could reach it.

 

[pdg]

I don't understand how that answers the question of whether or not they're flexible enough to reach their back.

I can get stuff out of panniers and a topbox on a motorbike without twisting much in the seat, so I don't see why they couldn't reach their back.

Spines do flex, it wouldn't be a solid connection.

 

[drop bear]

I can get stuff out of panniers and a topbox on a motorbike without twisting much in the seat, so I don't see why they couldn't reach their back.

Spines do flex, it wouldn't be a solid connection.

And I assume the horse spine would flex as well. So I crank one way while pushing my horsie bum the other. Closing the gap a bit.

 

[Tez3]

These movements were trained by knights fighting in battles, usually only stallions were used as warhorses because they were very aggressive anyway!