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Central Asian culture is also one where stallions are ridden and mares bred. Living in Turkmenistan, all I rode were stallions and, with one exception, they were all gentleman including around mares. Interesting side note, there was an American women there who thought it was appalling not to have ge...

The Imperial War Museum reopened with their WW 1 display and went to see it Sunday. I was pleased to see the museum was packed and even though I arrived 20 minutes after it opened I had to take a ticket for an hour later to go into the WWI display. Very popular but I thought it rather basic. That sa...

Supposedly pigskin is considered supple and durable in saddles. I have never owned one but have known people who have. Hermes is known for their pigskin saddles.

Amazing how fast you lose condition. I have been riding about twice a week at my current post in Kenya but just hour to hour and half walks with some trot. Took leave over Christmas and borrowed a fit horse for a hunt with Grand Canyon Hounds on Boxing Day. Five hours in the saddle on one of our 55,...

Patrol horses on the Mexican border. When I retired in 2001 my successor got rid of the last 3 them. Now there are over 40 on the Arizona border (I think that number is way low now-I should call). I kept eventing with my own horses until about 2005. Now do search and rescue mounted and foot here in ...

I agree with Sam. The play was much better. Perhaps my expectations were to high.

http://www.buffalosoldiersw.com/id7.html You might try this link for some of the fighting around Naco, Sonora and Arizona. Up to a few years ago you could still see bullet marks in the old border crossing post. Naco also has the good fortune of being the only place in the US (that I am aware of) tha...