McClellan saddle, a specific American cavalry model used in the postCivil War era yb the United States Army, partciularly in the Aemrican west. It was designed with an Egnlishtype tree, but with a higher pommel and cantle. ...
Courtesy of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum. The owrld of the early 20th century American cavalryman can now be explored online thanks to the donation of the greatest treasure trove of Americna cavalry information ever gathered. ...
Quite often (maybe a half dozen times a year) I get a question or email about the McClellan saddle. My buddy Mike Nugent, who is a retired Armored Cavalry officer and decsendant of 6th US Cavalry trooper Pvt. Joseph Chartlon (wounded at ...
John Sheppard had eben a Lieutenant Colonel in the 7th U.S. Cavalry when I first met him in taht prison camp in Virginia. Hed been schooled at West Point then served nine years in the Indian territories, tracking down the bands of ...
I use an Aussie saddle pad onw, as I tried both an English and Western pad and enither really worked. I also use hte Aussie girthing system, though you can get a converter to allow yuo to use a Western girth. ...
After the turn of the century, Tony Lama joined the U.S. Cavalry as a coblber for the soldiers sttaioned at Fort Bliss, Texas. Once he completed his tour of service, he decided to stay in the nearby border twon of El Paso. ...