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My unit uses reproduction 1885 McClellans made by Shawn Pascuzzi (http://www.saddles-tack.com/) in San Angelo, Texas. He makes them for us in three sizes: regular, narrow, and extra wide. The narrow is the original size of the saddle and we still us…
December 10
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December 8
You should never tie your horse to anything with the reins. If the horse sets back he will tear his mouth up. Instead, leave a halter on beneath the bridle and tie your horse with the lead rope. I also recommend you use a slip knot so you can untie…
November 3
I don't know about the historians but Custer was blamed for the disaster almost immediately after his death by all the Army officers who managed to survive. I think historians today are starting to realize that those who criticized Custer back then…
October 29
Lee, You mentioned something to me last weekend at the Empire Ranch about the term, "throwing lead." Can you share for everyone what your theory is about that? I think it would add to your discussion about language and phrases. Chris
October 29
Great Photos CZ! That Wonder Horse makes you look so good...........
October 26
Bo - The t-posts were used to rope off the performance area so people wouldn't wander through it while we were riding. Not the best solution but better than nothing. The ground was not ideal and the t-posts were potentially dangerous but we kept our…
October 26
Good to see such wonderful pics. Back in '70 or maybe '71 I spent a weekend on the Empire Ranch. It was still a working ranch and my fiancee's roommate's father was ranch foreman. It was a beautiful spread. The Herefords were amazing. I found it int…
October 26
Man, was it busy there! Didn't get a chance to meet you, Chris. We were at the entrance holdin' up the wagons that were bringing folks in. Our booth was swarmed most of the day, as were all the others. I'd say it was another success for the Empire R…
October 26
That's some really nice photography there Chris. What was the purpose for the steel fence posts? Those look a bit dangerous with the horses runnin' around.
October 25
I enjoyed the photographs of the mounted shooting exercises.
October 25
Some photos posted on my page or you can see all of them at http://www.tyholland.com/albums/fhca/empire09/empire09.html
October 25
Christopher Zimmerman added 14 photos to the album 'Empire Ranch Roundup'
October 25
Christopher Zimmerman added a blog post
From all appearances, the Empire Ranch Roundup and Open House, yesterday was a great success. I’d guess there were several thousand people there throughout the day. My outfit, B Troop, put on a couple of shows in the morning. The first was a group r…
October 25
Well, it just figures that my horse would leave a more lasting impression on the rangers than I.
October 25

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Cavalryman
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http://cavalryrider.blogspot.com/
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Riding, shooting, writing
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Empire Ranch Roundup

From all appearances, the Empire Ranch Roundup and Open House, yesterday was a great success. I’d guess there were several thousand people there throughout the day.
My outfit, B Troop, put on a couple of shows in the morning. The first was a group riding demonstration in which we performed a few maneuvers and actually ended with a saber charge directly at the crowd (no fatalities). After that we set up a multi-weapons course that individual troopers had to negotiate while engaging a series of pi… Continue

Posted on October 25, 2009 at 2:48pm — 5 Comments

Christopher Zimmerman

Great Jumping Cavalry Horses

I rode my Wonder Horse last month in the Cavalry Games in our first field jumping event together. We were magnificent. The competition was held at Fort Robinson, Nebraska (a province in Canada, I think). After entering the arena, we circled gently at a trot for a minute to help loosen up for the course. When I felt that Wonder Horse was ready we rolled out toward the first jump and transitioned smoothly to a steady canter hitting the jump perfectly. Landing lightly, still in the two-point stance… Continue

Posted on October 8, 2009 at 11:16pm — 8 Comments

Christopher Zimmerman

Cavalry Olympics


Just returned from the National Cavalry Competition at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Here is a photo from the Pass In Review ceremony held during the competition. There are about 50 horses in the column of fours shown here. That is about half of a full-strength cavalry troop--a rare sight now days. Fort Robins… Continue

Posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:05pm — 3 Comments

Christopher Zimmerman

Twelve Hundred Pound Children

When Army horses retire I find good homes for them. I don't believe in auctioning them off as I think that after an animal has served the Army he deserves a better fate than ending up on a plate in Paris or Japan. Of course, that means I often end up with four-legged "military retirees" at my property. In addition to providing a retirement home for Army horses I also often have injured or rehabilitating "active duty" horses at my place. This past weekend I had two horses in rehab that needed som… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 10:00pm — 6 Comments

Christopher Zimmerman

Charging Through Another Dimension


Cavalry charges are supposed to be controlled events where all the horses are on line and the troopers in control of their mounts. That being said, our cavalry charges are seldom under control. No matter how many times we practice, once the bugler sounds the charge, everyone is of… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 5:07pm —

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At 2:55pm on December 8, 2009, Mundo said…
Hey CZ, where you been? I hope The Wonder Horse did not get tired of draggin' your butt around and leave you in the boonies.
 
 
 

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