Parting ShotMay 2009

    Grooming the Cavalry Way   “In basic training in the 1920s we were told that on Sundays we had the choice of grooming our horse or going [...]

Parting ShotMarch 2009

  Ulysses S. Grant–The Man and His Horses Ulysses S. Grant carried countless labels during his life: failed businessman, heavy drinker, military genius, scand-surrounded president, and… great [...]

Parting ShotJanuary 2009

  The Last Great Charge   The charge wasn’t planned, it just happened.  And, as history would note, it was the last and most successful traditional cavalry charge [...]

TravellerNovember 2008

  Robert E. Lee’s Favorite Horse   The older man with the white beard stoically sat astride his horse, gazing pensively forward.  The gray-color of uniform and horse [...]

U.S. Cavalry CompetitionNovember 2008

  Annual Event Demonstrates the Challenges and Hardy Determination of a Group of Enthusiasts and Former Cavalrymen.   It’s all about the horse and rider …   The National Cavalry [...]

CMSA - History Of An American SportNovember 2008

  History Of An American Equestrian Sport   Let’s say that you were in the desert Southwest about 50 years ago.  You might have seen a teenager riding [...]

Fort Huachuca’s Horse SoldiersSeptember 2008

Famous Fighting Unit Lives On in Arizona.   B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Memorial), located at historic Fort Huachuca, Arizona is unique among the Army horse [...]

Battle in the BighornSeptember 2008

An Immersion in History   It’s a scene that’s been repeated for some 20 years. About 30 men dressed in cavalry blue, and approximately 60 Indians in [...]

The Last U.S. Calvary ChargeSeptember 2008

Lieutenant Edwin Price Ramsey Leads The Charge   Enemy fire had commenced. The point man was wounded. Twenty-four year old Lieutenant Edwin Price Ramsey glanced at his [...]

Cavalry Mounts and Colt .45sJuly 2008

Mounted Pistol Marksmanship, U.S. Cavalry   Roswell, New Mexico, November 1927.  The recruiting sergeant told George Moseley to take a walk around the block. “And when you [...]

CMSA Calvary ClassJuly 2008

This division stands at the forefront of everything the CMSA wishes to represent—patriotism, pageantry, civility and fashion, all mixed in with horsemanship and straight shooting [...]

Custer’s Horses on the BattlefieldJuly 2008

  “Ride ’em hard, and put ’em up wet, Sergeant Major!”    No, this isn’t a legitimate quote from Civil War hero and Indian fighter George A. Custer.  [...]

The Saddle That Built A NationJuly 2008

  It was a saddle that tamed the Outback and took men to places where they could scratch treasure from the earth. So Australia was born—and [...]

Horse ArtilleryMay 2008

  Confederate Major John Pelham eyed the advancing Union lines, just outside Fredericksburg, VA in December 1862.  He glanced to his left to ensure his cannons [...]

Charging Ahead Into HistoryMarch 2008

  A Reenactors Passion For History   Draw sabers!!” It was a command given countless times during the Civil War and a few occasions during the Indian Wars.  [...]

Making A Run For The BorderMarch 2008

  THE UNITED STATES MOUNTED BORDER PATROL FULFILLING A REQUEST FROM TEDDY ROOSEVELT SINCE 1904   The year was 1904, and lawman Jeff Milton was about to embark on [...]

Following the GuidonJanuary 2008

  On Custer and the Battle at The Little Big Horn   Most folks know about Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry’s last stand at [...]

U.S. Calvary SchoolNovember 2007

  Student Soldiers   The bluecoats charge across the rolling hills of southern Montana on a hot summer day.  Pistols are out, firing into the air, announcing the [...]

Shooting StarNovember 2007

  Image From Lonesome Dove   The cowboy races his horse across the prairie at break-neck speed. He turns in his saddle to snap a shot from his [...]