West Horsley Place
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West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed building in West Horsley, to the east of Guildford in Surrey, England. There are eight further Grade II buildings on the estate, including two mid-19th-century dog kennels.
West Horsley Place has a mid-17th century façade applied to its 15th century structure
The full façade
Running at the ring
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Running at the ring, riding at the ring or tilting at the ring is an equestrian tournament activity originally practiced at European royal courts and likely derived from other lance games like quintain. It gained new popularity at Natural Chimneys near Mount Solon, Virginia, possibly as early as the 1820s, and since 1962, has been the state sport of Maryland. A similar contest, the corrida de sortija, is held in Argentina where it is considered a gaucho sport derived from the Spanish tradition of medieval tournaments.
Running or tilting at the ring, an illustration derived from L'Instruction du Roy en l'exercise de monter a cheval by Antoine de Pluvinel
The 1594 tournament at Stirling Castle was held in The Valley to the south of the castle, since 1857 a part of the Old Town Cemetery