Love that unit. If you ever get to DC during the summer, get tickets to the Friday night parade at the Marine barracks off 8th street. Awe inspiring.
And while I was duly impressed with the pomp and ceremony in Britain, our presentation units are so much better. Lines straighter, salutes crisper...just better.
OK, don't mean to be a nuge, but the British troops did not favor well when compared to the college football band/drill teams playing in my head.
Our mounted units did not compare well with the Saudi/ Middle Eastern equestrian presentations.
We have some mounted units that are used in parades, notably the US Marines (Palaminos and I believe all Mustangs), and the horses of the Old Guard.
What do you mean that they are trained "differently"? Differently than what? There are other mounted drill teams in this country, would a military drill team be trained differently?
Could you use Operant Conditioning? Do you think we could have a unit that does vaulting or Roman riding? The Army used to breed Morgans, surely training manuals and such are in an archive somewhere, although training methods have improved. Do tell...
You are obviously more an expert than I, but I remember my grandfather training his teams differently from his working horse, which he did ride in parades. (Possy of cowboys on mounts not attuned to the horses next to them). I was just an observer. I was a scaredy cat in a family of horsemen (and women).
Silent Marines. Something coming?
Love that unit. If you ever get to DC during the summer, get tickets to the Friday night parade at the Marine barracks off 8th street. Awe inspiring.
And while I was duly impressed with the pomp and ceremony in Britain, our presentation units are so much better. Lines straighter, salutes crisper...just better.
OK, don't mean to be a nuge, but the British troops did not favor well when compared to the college football band/drill teams playing in my head. Our mounted units did not compare well with the Saudi/ Middle Eastern equestrian presentations.
We've got to step it up.
Does the US have military horse units for performance? Whole different kind of training involved.
We have some mounted units that are used in parades, notably the US Marines (Palaminos and I believe all Mustangs), and the horses of the Old Guard.
What do you mean that they are trained "differently"? Differently than what? There are other mounted drill teams in this country, would a military drill team be trained differently? Could you use Operant Conditioning? Do you think we could have a unit that does vaulting or Roman riding? The Army used to breed Morgans, surely training manuals and such are in an archive somewhere, although training methods have improved. Do tell...
Found this. (Couldn't find the units you mentioned)
https://youtu.be/ZMZvURq1GNo?feature=shared
You are obviously more an expert than I, but I remember my grandfather training his teams differently from his working horse, which he did ride in parades. (Possy of cowboys on mounts not attuned to the horses next to them). I was just an observer. I was a scaredy cat in a family of horsemen (and women).