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(Kevin Brooks) wrote:

Mary Shafer wrote in message
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On 10 Jul 2003 23:00:50 -0700, (Kevin Brooks)
wrote:

BTW, we no longer have blacksmiths serving with
the cavalry units, either...nor horses, for that matter.

That's not true, actually.

Yes it is, actually.

One of the cavalry units, either the 1st
or the 7th, has horses at Ft. Riley. Eighteen horses, some mules, and
a dog, not to mention the associated personnel. You can find photos
and more information on the Web.

As does B Trp 4th Cav Rgt (Memorial) at Huachuca, but those are not
*real* cavalry units. If they are, please show me an MTOE listing
horses as part of the current cavalry structure (as opposed to at best
a TDA, and I doubt they even have that). B-4 CAV even has civilian
members (as "associates"). And where is that MOS for
blacksmith/ferrier, or horse trooper?


There's also a ceremonial Army unit, which provided Black Jack for
JKF's funeral, as well as the horses who pull the caisson for
funerals.

First, the 3rd Inf (Old Guard) is not a cavalry unit. Those horses are
part of the Caisson Platoon (which harkens back to the days when
horses were found in all branches, and especially in the field
artillery).

I kind of figured some nitpicker would jump on the Old Guard
use--which is why I said "cavalry".


The Army does seem to maintain an inventory of spare parts for horses,
at least the after part.