A reader asked if I knew anything about the initial training of the U.S. Cavalry horses prior to their being ridden at Ft. Riley and whether the Army used harsh methods or did they follow the more humane methods, such as what we see in “natural horsemanship” type of methods we see today.
Whoever said that youth is wasted on the young was correct. I had the opportunity, in my youth, to witness many amazing moments with horses and people in horsemanship history, as I went glibly along my merry way not comprehending what I’d experienced. Sigh.
In most parts of the U.S. this time of year brings out the truly avid fox hunter hoping that the weather will break just enough that the day’s hunting won’t be canceled. Those readers who are lovers of Fox Hunting will enjoy one of my favorite websites, Foxhunting Life, http://www.foxhuntinglife.com/. This site is chock full [...]
This article “The Cavalry School Hunt” is reprinted from “Hunting in the United States and Canada” by A. Henry Higginson and Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain, 1928
A while ago one of my web sites was hacked, which caused havoc with all of our sites. After a huge effort the sites are fixed and safe. The repair required that I make some changes, one of which was changing the delivery system for the U.S. Horseman News. … Continue Reading
A reader asked if I knew anything about the initial training of the U.S. Cavalry horses prior to their being ridden at Ft. Riley and whether the Army used harsh methods or did they follow the more humane methods, such as what we see in “natural horsemanship” type of methods we see today.
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Whoever said that youth is wasted on the young was correct. I had the opportunity, in my youth, to witness many amazing moments with horses and people in horsemanship history, as I went glibly along my merry way not comprehending what I’d experienced.
Sigh. … Continue Reading
In most parts of the U.S. this time of year brings out the truly avid fox hunter hoping that the weather will break just enough that the day’s hunting won’t be canceled.
Those readers who are lovers of Fox Hunting will enjoy one of my favorite websites, Foxhunting Life, http://www.foxhuntinglife.com/. This site is chock full of hunting activity. You can subscribe for a fee or sign up for free e-letters or just enjoy the site on it’s own. And if you’re in to ringtones for your phone you can down load your choice of hunting horn ringtones! Check it out.
I enjoy reading historic accounts of fox hunting and have a library full of older books about the sport. “Hunting in the United State and Canada” by Higginson and Chamberlain has provided me with some of my favorite histories of Hunts in America. My edition was published in 1928. … Continue Reading
This article “The Cavalry School Hunt” is reprinted from “Hunting in the United States and Canada” by A. Henry Higginson and Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain, 1928 … Continue Reading
Each time I approach a new article written by George Morris I hope it’s the one that I can agree with. So far, each time, I’m disappointed. That’s partially because I can’t abide by someone who takes foundational principals and tweaks them with his own definition; such as George Morris’ definition of base of support (see my July 8, 2009 post “What Do You Base Your Support On?”) , and I extremely dislike short cuts that replace good horsemanship traditions (see my July 15, 2009 post “Evolution of the Crest Release” ). But I’ve come to a third conclusion with new Practical Horseman Magazines series “Classical Riding with George Morris”. … Continue Reading
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