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by Steve Haupt
Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:58 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
Replies: 79
Views: 49764

Re: Caption the Photo. . . .

I'm telling you the regulations say "No Straw Boaters"!
by Steve Haupt
Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:09 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: A Horse With Two Town Names
Replies: 0
Views: 10840

A Horse With Two Town Names

From an older blog from the Smithsonian about General Sheridan's Rienzi/Winchester. http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/04/the-war-horse-of-the-civil-war.html Of note is the bridle of Winchester. I suspect not his working clothes but the throatlatch is interesting. http://americanhistory.si.edu/...
by Steve Haupt
Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:08 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Picket Lines
Replies: 9
Views: 3673

Re: Picket Lines

Greetings, To Roy your email did not come through yet. I have just come back from an initial meeting where the map was shown. A copy of that map will be forwarded to me and I'll post when I receive it. To Pat the start is to be Casper heading through Lander and Burnt Ranch. I did not know of South P...
by Steve Haupt
Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:54 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Picket Lines
Replies: 9
Views: 3673

Picket Lines

Greetings, A group of the Golden State Draft Horse and Mule Club are planning a trip this summer through Ft. Lander Wyoming to Ft. Hall Idaho. We will be traveling the Lander Road the first Federal road built for emigrants headed West. This will be a wagon trip with no riding stock and the wagons ma...
by Steve Haupt
Sat Jan 16, 2016 1:45 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Upcoming horse related presentations at Willamsburg
Replies: 1
Views: 1283

Re: Upcoming horse related presentations at Willamsburg

The presentations are numerous with additional presentations from the 3rd Infantry's Caisson Platoon. The link is here http://www.carriageassociationofamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2016-CAA-CWF-Symposium-info.pdf This is put on by The Carriage Association of America and the Colonial William...
by Steve Haupt
Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:34 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Prices at the Dawn of the Gasoline Age, Dusk of the Equine
Replies: 371
Views: 121758

Re: Prices at the Dawn of the Gasoline Age, Dusk of the Equi

Greetings, Here near Sacramento regular is priced from $2.39 to $2.69 nearer the S.F. Bay area. Diesel is at $2.45 at the truck stops. The Legislators tried to put in place a cut of 50% in use of diesel and gasoline in the next ten years. The people spoke up but the governor is now going to regulate...
by Steve Haupt
Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:50 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Mounted Potii, PMs, et al
Replies: 3
Views: 3781

Re: Mounted Potii, PMs, et al

Found this on the US Archives blog http://blogs.archives.gov/prologue/?p=7739 Also in looking through the Truman Library online archive there was a report of when Truman was in France with the artillery he had to send two six horse teams to move the cannons through the mud. That was a lot of power s...
by Steve Haupt
Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:35 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: An indictment of the Field Artillery...1911
Replies: 1
Views: 2846

An indictment of the Field Artillery...1911

"Untrained horses may have to be used in war; but an untrained driver on an untrained horse is a poor combination for moving a heavy load. At present drivers are untrained, due to lack of horses with which driving can be learned. But before a man can drive well, which involves managing two hors...
by Steve Haupt
Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:04 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Grey's Scouts on Film
Replies: 17
Views: 8258

Re: Grey's Scouts on Film

Greetings ,
Found this on YouTube. A nice tribute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJXak4ZgpI
Cheers,
Steve Haupt
by Steve Haupt
Sat Aug 08, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: German cavalryman shooting
Replies: 3
Views: 2957

Re: German cavalryman shooting

The link did not work for me. I have seen other photos of Germans standing on their horses and shooting. It also sounds like the story described in the book Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton. The story is of the first US Special Forces and CIA in Afghanistan. It is described as the Northern Alliance tr...
by Steve Haupt
Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:20 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: A British Historical View of Cavalry
Replies: 0
Views: 3873

A British Historical View of Cavalry

This is an excellent YouTube video of the horse through the ages in service to the British Army.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y5fwJtr-zs
Enjoy
Steve Haupt
by Steve Haupt
Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:08 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: What were they thinking?
Replies: 1
Views: 1876

What were they thinking?

http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/two-ger ... -wwi-1916/

The photo shows me a setup shot. The nostril of the donkey (French Poitou) shows over the human mask.
The description though points out the fallacy of the caption.

Cheers,
Steve Haupt
by Steve Haupt
Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:18 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: River Crossing of an Infantry Battalion/Cavalry
Replies: 1
Views: 1923

River Crossing of an Infantry Battalion/Cavalry

https://research.archives.gov/id/36285?q=*:*
Best viewed in a down load file.
They used a bell for the mules. The question is was it a bell mare or gelding?
Cheers,
Steve Haupt
by Steve Haupt
Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:03 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Tactical Deployment of 50 Cal machine gun by Cavalry
Replies: 1
Views: 1660

Tactical Deployment of 50 Cal machine gun by Cavalry

https://research.archives.gov/id/36285?q=*:*

It is best viewed when opened in the down load file. The down pointing white arrow in the blue box on the left.

Cheers,
Steve Haupt
by Steve Haupt
Thu Jun 18, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Battle of Waterloo Two Hunderth Anniversary
Replies: 0
Views: 3564

Battle of Waterloo Two Hunderth Anniversary

Heard the radio report that today is the 200th anniversary of the Battle. They reported that 50,000 men were killed or wounded and 10,000 horses perished. "Marshal Ney, mounted on his 5th horse of the day, led the advance." Wikipedia has a could history but what is most impressive are the ...
by Steve Haupt
Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:16 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: ANZACS Remembrances
Replies: 0
Views: 3144

ANZACS Remembrances

Greetings, Came across these articles (and a few more) on FarmWeekly.com.au The title page for ANZACS remembrances http://www.farmweekly.com.au/pages/anzac-2015 http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/general/events/light-horse-colours-fly-again/2730230.aspx http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/a...
by Steve Haupt
Thu May 21, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Saddle ID, Preparedness Parade
Replies: 12
Views: 5479

Re: Saddle ID, Preparedness Parade

No sighs here! A snug throatlatch will help keep a bridle on. The cheek pieces are loose suggesting the curb would be setting in the proper place should the horse close his mouth. The mouth gaping is from the General riding the snaffle. Maybe he was keeping his horse from rushing off to join the her...
by Steve Haupt
Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:49 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Skijoring
Replies: 4
Views: 2127

Re: Skijoring

Greetings,
From my magazine of record "The Draft Horse Journal" was this article from the latest issue.
http://drafthorsejournal.com/full_article_feature.php
Oh if I were young again!
Cheers,
Steve Haupt
by Steve Haupt
Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:21 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Army Mules of/on the Sub-Continent
Replies: 2
Views: 1634

Army Mules of/on the Sub-Continent

Greetings, There was in the First World War this video http://www.britishpathe.com/video/indian-troops Then it is followed by this http://www.britishpathe.com/video/indian-troops-in-france Of note is the fact that those soldiers really loved their mules as shown in the grooming sections. On the sect...
by Steve Haupt
Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:04 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Mounted men and a train.
Replies: 5
Views: 2719

Re: Mounted men and a train.

Greetings,
I would guess they became Arizonians, New Mexicans and Texans.
Cheers,
Steve Haupt