Apology to a Follower of U.S. Horsemanship

Not long ago I had the worst sort of computer problems.  My DVD drive quit and then with no warning at all I totally lost my hard drive.  We ended up paying to have as much as possible retrieved but a lot of it could not be opened and I completely lost mail files.  This was especially disappointing because I had received a nice email from someone who’d posted interesting articles to the Chronicle of the Horse and also had some great thoughts to add to U.S. Horsemanship.  I regret that now I have no way of contacting that person and am sure he thinks I’m most rude and uninterested in his input.  Nothing could be farther from reality.  If you  are the person who contacted me, and you read this post, please  try again.  I am very interested in what you had to say.

Thank you,
Barbara Fox

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A Cavalry Photograph

A U.S. Horsemanship follower recently sent me this picture of their Grandfather. He was in the Calvary, located in or around Springfield, Massachusetts.

The reader is looking for information regarding the type of horses they used, and what he might be on in this photograph, and information on his record of service. … Continue Reading

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What Has British Petroleum (BP) Got to Do With America’s Mustangs Part 2

Normally more time elapses before I make the next post to U.S. Horsemanship but current issues in our government with our horses warrant expediency.  At the top pf this blog I’ve added the 2nd in a two part series of videos “The Mustang Conspiracy”.  This has more findings about big industry’s involvement in the destruction of our free roaming wild horses. … Continue Reading

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What Has Brisitish Petroleum (BP) Got to Do With America’s Mustangs?

Whether you are a fan of the American Mustang or not; whether you believe they are wild horses or feral horses or replants of the original horses in America, it would be hard to say that the Mustang is not part of American history. The Nevada Wild Horse site web http://www.kbrhorse.net/whb/blmnev.html tells us … Continue Reading

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Infantry Hunt in 1928

The following article about the Infantry Hunt at Fort Benning, Georgia is taken from “Hunting in the United States and Canada” printed in 1928. The work was compiled by A. Henry Higginson and Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain.

“During the World War, the value of schools in our Army became ap­parent to the War Department, and the Infantry School is one of the results. This school is located ten miles south of Columbus, Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River, … Continue Reading

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Pony Express

By Barbara Ellin Fox

I loved westerns as a kid.  If it had a horse in I watched it.  Those old  movies really glorified the cowboy way and I think the Pony Express must be one one the most romanticized pieces of American West history.  It ranks right up there with the story of Jesse James.  But romantic or not, the Pony Express rider is an image of the American rider and American grit. … Continue Reading

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