Severnik Mounted Cossacks

When I was looking for inspiration for these units, I ended up watching the movie Ogniem i Mieczem at least twice. One of the first things that caught my attention was that, as the Cossack army advanced, there was a group of riders in front performing what looked like horse acrobatics… and I thought: what the hell is this? So I started digging into it… And what did I find? Well, it turns out these aren’t just flashy, pointless tricks. It’s called jigitovka, a form of acrobatic horsemanship used…

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