By Lieut. S. C. ROBERTSON, · First Cavalry, U. S. A. [ From the United Service ] In a country like ours, with its more than eleven million horses, where soil and climate give us the best of breeds, and where there are some of the finest natural horsemen in the world, it is a…
Care of Leather and Riding Equipment Published by the Cavalry School Academic Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1940. TABLE OF CONTENTS ForewordPreface CHAPTER I Section I – Leather OriginTanningClassificationSection II – Agents for Cleaning and Preserving Leather GeneralCleaning AgentsPreserving AgentsCHAPTER 2 Section I – Care of Leather Equipment – General Service RequirementsEquipment in StorageEquipment in ServiceSection…
United States Field Artillery Harness BY LIEUTENANT EDGAR H. YULE, ARTILLERY CORPS Published in the Journal of United State Artillery, 1906, Lt. Yule was attempting to address known problems with the harness then in use. Even in 1906, it appears from reaction to this article that extensive testing and consideration was on-going, testing that would…
The following is gathered from the 1861 US Ordnance Manual, and describes completely the regulation ‘Pattern of 1859’ cavalry horse equipments. A complete set of horse equipments for cavalry troops consists of 1 bridle, 1 watering-bridle, 1 halter, 1 saddle, 1 pair of saddle-bags, 1 saddle-blanket, 1 surcingle, 1 pair of spurs, 1 curry-comb, 1 horse-brush, 1…
