I came accross a short but interesting article about William Richardson who served in the 7th Cavalry in the early 1940s. He enlisted in 1940, just prior to the US entering WWII. A lot of what he says mirrors the more detailed account of life in the peacetime US Cavalry writen by Charles Willeford in Something About a Soldier but what was especially telling was his describing how one or two horses would invariably dump their riders and run off during a large-scale formation or review. Very revealing and goes to show that even back then, riders still experienced the same sorts of issues with horses that we deal with today.
Click HERE for the article.
Click HERE for the article.
2 comments:
Very cool. Can you imagine the nerve it would take to bang a bass drum strapped to a horse?! I don't care how much desensitization you'd done, that first time must've been scary!
I completely agree! :-) Which is why that's something I don't anticipate ever trying...:-) Of course I'd be more than happy to help someone else do it.
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