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Constabulary Horse platoon photo
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Pat Holscher
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sam Cox</i>
<br />Gday Pat
The photos i sent are from an ebay lot that i got for $00.01 US
The Troopers are wearing dark shade neck ties which means that the photos are no earlier than 1947
Only one of the photos is marked as being German Girl near Berlin horse show
Regards
Sam
Sam Cox
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Pat
<br />Gday Pat
The photos i sent are from an ebay lot that i got for $00.01 US
The Troopers are wearing dark shade neck ties which means that the photos are no earlier than 1947
Only one of the photos is marked as being German Girl near Berlin horse show
Regards
Sam
Sam Cox
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Thanks Sam!
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deddygetty
Ran across this while I was researching my dad's time with the 4th Constabulary Regiment, and thought somebody might get a kick out of it.
Howard R Johnson
4th Cavalry Regiment/Constabulary Regiment
I was in the 4th Cavalry Regiment in January 1946 at Bad Schallerbach, Austria. This was before it changed to Constabulary.
We then were sent to Gallsbach and on to Enns where the horse platoon was started. We were there on the Russian border sector on the river Enns, close to the Danube river. We never did any horse patrol there or anywhere.
We then were sent to Hoersching where we were reduced to about 25 horses and about 5 men. Colonel Charles B McClellen was the regimental commander. He was a cavalry officer and interested us in learning how to jump horses so we spent the next 2 years jumping in international competition in Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg.
I won the first place in Salsburg 1948, some of our team also won in Vienna and Innsbruck. There were five basic team members, Bob Williams, whose picture was sent in to the Constab site. He was riding Sox, not Professor the Goering horse. Pete Petersen from Elk Point SD, Donald Roberts from Suger City Colorado, Custer S P Cassidy from Casper Wyoming and myself from Divide Wyoming.
There were other men who were with us at different times but they did not stay very long. We had 2 horses from Herman Goering, they were Hanovers, big horses, one was Professor and the other was Friedolin. This one broke an ankle at Hoershing on the jumping field with Col. McClellen riding.
I was in Austria September 2000 and went to all these places. In Hoersching I met an old man who remembered us and the Goering horses. He told me that after we (most of the boys went home and the platoon was dissolved) left in October1948 that the police department bought the horses. "He was a policeman"!
Don't attract gunfire. It irritates the people around you.
Howard R Johnson
4th Cavalry Regiment/Constabulary Regiment
I was in the 4th Cavalry Regiment in January 1946 at Bad Schallerbach, Austria. This was before it changed to Constabulary.
We then were sent to Gallsbach and on to Enns where the horse platoon was started. We were there on the Russian border sector on the river Enns, close to the Danube river. We never did any horse patrol there or anywhere.
We then were sent to Hoersching where we were reduced to about 25 horses and about 5 men. Colonel Charles B McClellen was the regimental commander. He was a cavalry officer and interested us in learning how to jump horses so we spent the next 2 years jumping in international competition in Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg.
I won the first place in Salsburg 1948, some of our team also won in Vienna and Innsbruck. There were five basic team members, Bob Williams, whose picture was sent in to the Constab site. He was riding Sox, not Professor the Goering horse. Pete Petersen from Elk Point SD, Donald Roberts from Suger City Colorado, Custer S P Cassidy from Casper Wyoming and myself from Divide Wyoming.
There were other men who were with us at different times but they did not stay very long. We had 2 horses from Herman Goering, they were Hanovers, big horses, one was Professor and the other was Friedolin. This one broke an ankle at Hoershing on the jumping field with Col. McClellen riding.
I was in Austria September 2000 and went to all these places. In Hoersching I met an old man who remembered us and the Goering horses. He told me that after we (most of the boys went home and the platoon was dissolved) left in October1948 that the police department bought the horses. "He was a policeman"!
Don't attract gunfire. It irritates the people around you.
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Doesn't he have awfully short stirrup leathers? I ride with my leathers as long as possible and still be in my heels. I find that way the best for a good grip at speed over rough terrain. Am I doing it wrong?
John Fitzgerald
Eagle County, Colorado
Ride'm like you stole'm
John Fitzgerald
Eagle County, Colorado
Ride'm like you stole'm
His leathers are not short at all, see many modern pictures of eventers, they use much shorter leathers. I do agree with your thoughts on this, I competed in endurance for a number of years and found that not only is a long leg more stable but also for long periods mounted it is more comfortable and less cramp prone.
Matt
Matt
US Constabulary in Post-War Germany (1946-52)
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/Constab-IP.htm
Couvi
<i>"Cavalier sans Cheval"</i>
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/Constab-IP.htm
Couvi
<i>"Cavalier sans Cheval"</i>
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deddygetty
Dad was the Displaced Persons Officer for HQ, 4th Constabulary Regiment, Austria, from July 1, 1946 until March 18, 1947.
Don't attract gunfire. It irritates the people around you.
Don't attract gunfire. It irritates the people around you.
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John Fitzgerald
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Notice the halters are over the bridles. I always wondered why the M1904 halter was so large. Now it makes a little more sense.
John Fitzgerald
Eagle County, Colorado
Ride'm like you stole'm
John Fitzgerald
Eagle County, Colorado
Ride'm like you stole'm