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  • FAQ’sExpand
    • WW1 US Saddlery Contractors
    • McClellan Saddle IdentificationExpand
      • WW1 and Post-War McClellans
      • * Part 2, The Wily Pre-War M1904 *
      • * Part 3, M1904 Artillery Variants *
      • * Part 4, The Model of 1896 *
  • HistoriographyExpand
    • Edward Davis – Cavalry Officer and Chronicler, Part 1
    • Edward Davis – Cavalry Officer and Chronicler, Part 2
    • Davis’ Cavalry Equipment–Past And Present
    • Edward Davis’ History of the McClellan Saddle
  • US Military McClellansExpand
    • Col. Henry Knox Craig and ‘The McClellan Saddle’
    • Before The First McClellan – the Prototype Models of 1856
    • 1857 Trial Model McClellan
    • The Model 1885 McClellan Saddle
    • The Model of 1887 McClellan Artillery Saddle
    • The Model 1893 McClellan Saddle
    • The Model 1896 McClellan Saddle
    • The M1904 Cavalry McClellan ( Pattern I & II )
    • The M1904 Artillery McClellan (Pattern I & II)
    • 1904 McClellan War Contract Saddle (Pattern III)
    • Model 1913 McClellan Mule Riding Saddle
    • The Model 1928 McClellan Saddle
  • Saddle PatternsExpand
    • The US Dragoon Saddle of 1833 & Related Equipment
    • US Pattern of 1841 Horse Equipments
    • The Ringgold Military Saddle
    • The Grimsley Military Saddles
    • US Horse Equipment Trials in 1850sExpand
      • The Campbell Military Saddle
      • Jones and Hope Saddles – The Also-Rans
      • The Delafield Commission
    • THE PHILLIPS PACK SADDLE – MODEL 1924
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The Cavalryman and his Horse

ByTodd H. November 6, 2010December 6, 2023

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…

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  • FAQ’s
    • WW1 US Saddlery Contractors
    • McClellan Saddle Identification
      • WW1 and Post-War McClellans
      • * Part 2, The Wily Pre-War M1904 *
      • * Part 3, M1904 Artillery Variants *
      • * Part 4, The Model of 1896 *
  • Historiography
    • Edward Davis – Cavalry Officer and Chronicler, Part 1
    • Edward Davis – Cavalry Officer and Chronicler, Part 2
    • Davis’ Cavalry Equipment–Past And Present
    • Edward Davis’ History of the McClellan Saddle
  • US Military McClellans
    • Col. Henry Knox Craig and ‘The McClellan Saddle’
    • Before The First McClellan – the Prototype Models of 1856
    • 1857 Trial Model McClellan
    • The Model 1885 McClellan Saddle
    • The Model of 1887 McClellan Artillery Saddle
    • The Model 1893 McClellan Saddle
    • The Model 1896 McClellan Saddle
    • The M1904 Cavalry McClellan ( Pattern I & II )
    • The M1904 Artillery McClellan (Pattern I & II)
    • 1904 McClellan War Contract Saddle (Pattern III)
    • Model 1913 McClellan Mule Riding Saddle
    • The Model 1928 McClellan Saddle
  • Saddle Patterns
    • The US Dragoon Saddle of 1833 & Related Equipment
    • US Pattern of 1841 Horse Equipments
    • The Ringgold Military Saddle
    • The Grimsley Military Saddles
    • US Horse Equipment Trials in 1850s
      • The Campbell Military Saddle
      • Jones and Hope Saddles – The Also-Rans
      • The Delafield Commission
    • THE PHILLIPS PACK SADDLE – MODEL 1924
  • Other Info
    • All Articles
    • Book Reviews
    • Contact The Military Horse