Russian 34th Mountain Brigade. Karachay-Cherkess Republic,

[Pat Holscher]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/ ... f3af155910

From the War Horse Facebook List. The caption states this is from 2013.

[Couvi]

I had to look up that country!

[Pat Holscher]

I had to look up that country!

Me too, although it apparently contains Mount Elbrus, which I think the Germans sent an expedition to climb during World War Two.

[mnhorse]

"nice" headstall!
Richard

[Alex]

Hi guys,

Been awhile.
It's a bit late here in Moskau so I'll just comment regarding the post. Yes, this is 34th Mountain Brigade from Karachay-Cherkess (very familiar places for me and my family, at least part of it).
It is a packers platoon equiped both with Mongol horses and Karachai horses (http://www.theequinest.com/breeds/karachai/).
If you're interested I will try and translate some information regarding this platoon.

Also you can see more photos here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 470&type=1

[Pat Holscher]

Hi guys,

Been awhile.
It's a bit late here in Moskau so I'll just comment regarding the post. Yes, this is 34th Mountain Brigade from Karachay-Cherkess (very familiar places for me and my family, at least part of it).
It is a packers platoon equiped both with Mongol horses and Karachai horses (http://www.theequinest.com/breeds/karachai/).
If you're interested I will try and translate some information regarding this platoon.

Also you can see more photos here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 470&type=1

I'm interested!