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I'm rejoining Civil War reenacting after an extended absence due to family issues and a relocation. Well, I'm heading back to my old stomping grounds in a few months (I'll be taking over my family's ranch...well, part of it, anyway), and will be back in position to go to events again. I'd done infantry (Federal, and was hardcore about it) for better than 13 years, but now am planning to incorporate mounted cavalry into my list of impressions (I also do Old West...and no, not those SASS farbs, thank you). I'd like to find some good sources for Federal cav uniforms and equipment, as well as information on good ways to train a horse to handle not just musketry, but also the sound of cannon fire. I've been to an event or two where a horse would go nuts at the first infantry volley, and a couple where the artillery would spook the animals. As my nic makes plain, I've been a cowboy (working variety) for some time, but gunfire training isn't a usual part of breaking a horse for ranch work, so, to be honest, I'm a bit in the dark about this issue.
If anyone can help me in this, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks, and it's good to be (almost) back!:)
Shannon G. Lucky (yes, I'm a guy),
(currently) Tohatchi, NM and soon to be at the Broken Knee Ranch, Nebraska
I'm rejoining Civil War reenacting after an extended absence due to family issues and a relocation. Well, I'm heading back to my old stomping grounds in a few months (I'll be taking over my family's ranch...well, part of it, anyway), and will be back in position to go to events again. I'd done infantry (Federal, and was hardcore about it) for better than 13 years, but now am planning to incorporate mounted cavalry into my list of impressions (I also do Old West...and no, not those SASS farbs, thank you). I'd like to find some good sources for Federal cav uniforms and equipment, as well as information on good ways to train a horse to handle not just musketry, but also the sound of cannon fire. I've been to an event or two where a horse would go nuts at the first infantry volley, and a couple where the artillery would spook the animals. As my nic makes plain, I've been a cowboy (working variety) for some time, but gunfire training isn't a usual part of breaking a horse for ranch work, so, to be honest, I'm a bit in the dark about this issue.
If anyone can help me in this, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks, and it's good to be (almost) back!:)
Shannon G. Lucky (yes, I'm a guy),
(currently) Tohatchi, NM and soon to be at the Broken Knee Ranch, Nebraska