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- Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:13 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: The South African Defence Force and Horse Mounted Infantry Operations, 1974 - 1985
- Replies: 6
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Re: The South African Defence Force and Horse Mounted Infantry Operations, 1974 - 1985
Great read, What are some other good books on that subject. I saw the units histories in the source list and Sandra Swart, Riding High: Horses, History and Humans in South Africa.
- Sat Nov 28, 2015 2:28 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Dragoon and Dragoon Guards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3734
Re: Dragoon and Dragoon Guards
That is kind of what I figured but I wasn't sure.
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:10 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Dragoon and Dragoon Guards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3734
Dragoon and Dragoon Guards
What was the difference between the British Dragoon regiments and the Dragoon Guard regiments?
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:09 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Mounted Potii, PMs, et al
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3795
Re: Mounted Potii, PMs, et al
According to somethings that I have read that the code word the Secret Service used for Reagan was rawhide, since he loved to ride.
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:49 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: German cavalryman shooting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2997
German cavalryman shooting
http://dailylifestyle.com/rare-never-se ... hotos/29/I have never seen anyone shoot like this but is showing me that the horse is very well trained and the rider has great balance, but It makes me wonder how else was a cavalry trooper from that era trained.
- Fri Jul 03, 2015 6:43 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: River Crossing of an Infantry Battalion/Cavalry
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1940
Re: River Crossing of an Infantry Battalion/Cavalry
I have always hear they used a mare for that role, but I am not 100% sure.
- Fri Jul 03, 2015 6:39 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: History of Grey's Scouts.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2752
Re: History of Grey's Scouts.
I'm looking forward to reading it as well.
- Tue May 26, 2015 7:11 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: New Horse Marine book coming soon
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2586
Re: New Horse Marine book coming soon
That is very interesting, I hope history of little known units like that.,
- Sat May 02, 2015 8:51 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: NWP Stock Saddle Accessories; Mounties basic load.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14162
Re: NWP Stock Saddle Accessories; Mounties basic load.
I agree that is very interesting (there mission and working alone seems like how history has viewed the Texas Rangers and the AZ rangers more than the US Cavalry.) and I will disagree slightly about the Winchester not making a good military rifle, since the Turks used them to defeat the Russians in ...
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:06 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Lancers and ulans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2303
Re: Lancers and ulans
thank you that is what I was looking for.
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:15 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Lancers and ulans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2303
Lancers and ulans
How effective was the lancer in 18th and 19th battlefield, including colonial work?
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:35 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Completely off-topic - Kentucky Longhunters reference needed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1395
Re: Completely off-topic - Kentucky Longhunters reference ne
Hunters of Kentucky is a pretty good book on the subject. http://www.amazon.com/Hunters-Kentucky- ... 0811708837
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:18 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Household Cavalry Docu
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2961
Re: Household Cavalry Docu
I am aware of the nature of that unit but I still loved the video, thank you.
- Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:34 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Horse dependancy=Rail dependancy=Air vulernability
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2653
Re: Horse dependancy=Rail dependancy=Air vulernability
There were some areas where a few horsemen would have come in handy for various reason, and if I am not mistaken the idea of bringing back the horse cavalry was thought about for fighting the Japs in some areas of China if it came to that. Patton is quoted as saying that in North Africa if he had a ...
- Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:52 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Horse dependancy=Rail dependancy=Air vulernability
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2653
Re: Horse dependancy=Rail dependancy=Air vulernability
Another point to add to that is how the Germans were always short of fuel and needing more oil. That might have had part of the reason why they used draft horses as late as they did.
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:09 am
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: Hervey; 6th Light Dragoon Series
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4465
Re: Hervey; 6th Light Dragoon Series
I just read the first one and I thought it was very good, one of the best historical novels that I have read.
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:00 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: $60,000. saddle blanket
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1739
Re: $60,000. saddle blanket
That is allot for that blanket,m more that I would ever pay for one.
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:24 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Aircraft crew recovery
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4865
Re: Aircraft crew recovery
I wonder if they helped him out of hatred of the rebels or out of hope for a reward, I have trouble believing they brought him back to American lines just because it was the right thing to do.
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:21 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Saber training
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3159
Re: Saber training
Thank you for your information and it makes perfect sense. I am guess to introduce a horse to the baton/ saber; you start using the weapon from the ground so the horse can see and hear the movements before trying it from the horses's back. That is the main idea I can think of.
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:20 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Boer Riding Style
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2002
Re: Boer Riding Style
Hi Pat The Boers had no riding style as such. But what they could be refered to has an easy style of riding. They were basicly farmers therefore not military trained. But their knowledge of riding was based on a life time of horsemanship, rather like the western horseman and Australian. They would ...