by Barbara Ellin Fox “The hard riding, the real nerve tonic that tones up the individual for the emergencies of war, must usually be  obtained outside of drills and prescribed duties.” This excerpt is from “The Regimental Hunt Club” , an...

A small group of classic works written at the beginning of the 29th century had a huge influence on riding as we see it today. Certainly the Cavalry School’s  3 volume “Horsemanship and Horsemastership”, the works of Harry Chamberlin, and those...

One of the U.S. horsemen that I most admire is  Major General Guy V Henry Jr. After the Spanish American War, Guy V. Henry was one of the most influential military horsemen for the imporovement of the training and conditioning of Cavalry mounts....

The dictionary defines horsemanship as the art, ability, or skill of riding horse, but U.S. horsemanship is so much more than that. It’s roots reach back to the 1500s when  Spanish conquistadors explored the New World, through the history of...

It’s personal.  As a kid in the ‘60s I had the chance to see things that were part of our history and now 50 years later some of that history has faded away. And frankly,  I don’t want to see it disappear. I want the young U. S. horsemen and...