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- 11th US Horse Cavalry (Commemorative) - Describes the purpose, activities, uniforms and equipment of the 11th US Cavalry (Commemorative). This living history unit portrays the last horse soldiers of the US Army in the days just before Pearl Harbor.
www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Barracks/2189
- Arizona Governor's Horse Guards - Provides information on horsemanship and the preservation of the history and traditions of the horse cavalry in Arizona.
azgovernorshorseguards.homestead.com/azghghome.html
- Casimir Pulaski: Father of American Cavalry - Biography of Casimir Pulaski, the most prominent of the Polish officers who took part in the American War of Independence.
www.iyp.org/polish/history/pulaski.html
- Cavalry Morgan - History of the US Army's adoption of the Morgan war horse, adopted in 1905 as the standard cavalry mount.
lareata.8m.com/CavalryMorgan.htm
- Cavalry.org - Dedicated to the factual history of equines and their complex, intertwined relationship with humanity.
www.cavalry.org
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) - Armoured unit from Canada, also has mounted horse troop.
www.army.dnd.ca/STRATHCONAS
- New York 2d Veteran Cavalry - This page is dedicated to information about the NY 2d Vet. Cav
www.geocities.com/Heartland/2101/2dvetcav.html
- Norman Cavalry - Collection of photographs to illustrate why the Normans became a feared fighting force in Northern Europe around the 11th century.
battle1066.com/cavalry.html
- On-line Museum of the ancient Cavalry Regiments of Piedmont - A historical cavalcade, a remarkable military experience
www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5552/intro_museum.html
- Patrick O'Rourke, Royal Scots Grey, 1917-1996 - The brief WW2 memoirs of Patrick O'Rourke, one of the last mounted Cavalry from Palestine to Europe
homepage.eircom.net/~scotsgreys
- San Marcos Baptist Academy Mounted Color Guard - The Mounted Color Guard is a team of horses and riders outfitted in the uniforms, saddles and tack of the post-Civil War era U.S. Cavalry. They carry the American and U.S. Army flags in central Texas area parades and ceremonies, as well as participate in living history events at schools and historic locations throughout Texas.
www.mediadesign.net/mounted/sabers.htm#about
- Silkroad Foundation - Articles - Article by Professor Albert Dien on the stirrup and its effect on Chinese military history.
www.silk-road.com/artl/stirrup.shtml
- Sir William Waller's Lifeguard of Horse - The Sealed Knot, otherwise known as the Society of Cavaliers and Roundheads, is the largest military re-enactment society in Europe and regularly re-enacts the 17th Century English Civil Wars. Waller's Horse are the Sealed Knot's Cavalry.
www.lmj.i12.com/wallers
- Strathcona Mounted Troop Society - Describes the past and present of the Troop, with information about the Society and its parent Regiment.
www.strathconas.ca
- The Horse's Role in British Ceremonial Life - How the horse still plays an important role in the ceremonial life of Britain.
horses.about.com/home/horses/library/weekly/aa090797.htm
- The Military Horse - Information on the use of the military horse in the U.S. McClellan Military Saddle and a cavalry forum.
www.militaryhorse.org
- The Stirrup Thesis - The issue is the direct causal relationship between the adoption of the stirrup for cavalry and the introduction and development of "feudalism" in Carolingian France.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/sloan.html
- The US Cavalry Association - A nonprofit organization made up of Cavalry buffs, former Horse Cavalrymen, Modern Cavalrymen, Air Cavalrymen, relatives of Cavalrymen, historians, Cavalry Reenactment groups, and commercial corporations, all with a common interest in the preservation of Cavalry lore.
www.uscavalry.org
- The Viper Pit - A short guide to the history of the horse cavalry.
viperfive.www9.50megs.com
- U.S. Cavalry School - Information about the training facilities and courses available form the United States Cavalry School where individuals can learn cavalry riding and tactical skills. Programs range from hour-long orientations to six day cavalry encampments.
www.uscavalryschool.org
- WWI Horse - Explores the role played by horses in WWI, through online exhibitions and first-hand accounts.
you.genie.co.uk/ww1horse
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