Steve Mallett - UK , Order of the Crescent

Residence: UK / Nationality: English

Began Jousting in 1999

Day job - Horseman, working primarily in the film industry

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Steve has owned and trained Spanish horses for almost 20 years. He has trained extensively in the Doma Vaquera style, and has performed Spanish and Classical riding displays for many years. A full time professional horseman, Steve works with horses in the film and television industry.

Steve joined Toby Capwell and Mike Loades as a member of the 'Freelance' jousting team in 2003. In 2005, he took the coveted Queen's Jubilee Horn in the Royal Armouries' annual championship despite several injurious encounters, including one in which he struck so hard that he unhorsed himself! To this day no one who was there can say how his opponent - fellow Order member Dominic Sewell- managed to keep his seat. After the impact, video footage revealed that Dominic's left knee was the only part of him in contact with the saddle, so fierce was Steve's attack. Many jousters consider this event to be a rare case of divine intervention.

Jeffrey Hedgecock - USA , Order of the Crescent

Residence: Ramona, California USA / Nationality: American

Began Jousting in 2003

Day job -  Armourer, President, Historic Enterprises, Inc.

Motto: 'Honneur seurlement entre egaux' (Honour only among equals)

A lifelong passion for all things medieval led Jeffrey Hedgecock to a career as an armourer, and an avocation in jousting. As a world renowned armourer of nearly 25 years experience, Jeffrey has produced pieces for descriminating high-profile clients around the globe and demonstrated his armouring techniques in 2005 at the Royal Armouries Museum. Jeff and crew made the armour for the cult classic "Army of Darkness", and more recently Jeff has appeared on TV in programmes such as "Modern Marvels', Mail Call' and 'The Worst Jobs in History'.

Jeff is a founding member of the international jousting team the 'Order of the Crescent' and his southern California team the 'Knights of the Golden Sun'. Jeffrey has jousted in Canada, England, France, Belgium, Scotland, New Zealand, Holland and at home in California, and also teaches jousting and medieval horsemanship to students all across north America.