A Comprehensive Historic Handbook on Horse Management, Riding, and Pulling in Traditional Calvary Operations
Build your library with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition facsimile reissue of the official Animal Transport - FM 25-5 U.S. War Department Basic Field Manual, 1939 release. This historic unclassified civilian reference edition manual features the principles and procedures of military horse management, including riding, pulling, packing, and care of horses.
Contents include historic calvary procedures and information on horse stable management and how to properly work with horses for riding, pulling, and packing. Chapters include basic horsemanship, riding principles, how to mount horses, remount training, feeding and watering, stable management, field management of horses, prevention of disease and injury, first aid, shoeing horses, transporting horses, harnesses, wagon transportation procedures, and pack transportation procedures.
Learn how things were historically done in the military for personal enrichment and historical study by learning from the classic knowledge of the American soldier. Great for learning the history behind the ins-and-outs of principles for how the calvary used to work with and train horses for work. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts, backpackers, campers, hikers, hunters, scouts, military history enthusiasts, and veterans!
A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series.
This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Animal Transport FM 25-5 (1939) is professionally restored and presented from the original facsimile source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this historic Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.
About the Doublebit Military Outdoors Skills Series
Military manuals contain essential knowledge about outdoors life, thriving while in the field, and self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, many great military books, field manuals, and technical guides over the years have become less available and harder to find. These have either been rescinded by the armed forces or are otherwise out of print due to their age. This does not mean that these texts are worthless or “out of date” – in fact, the opposite is true! Indeed, the US Military frequently updates its manuals as its protocols have changed based on the times and combat situations that our armed services face. However, the history of knowledge about the military through its publications is timeless for personal enrichment and understanding of how things were done back then!
By publishing the Military Outdoors Skills Series, it is our goal at Doublebit Press to do what we can to preserve and share historic military works for personal enrichment study, such as army field manuals (the FM series), technical manuals (the TM series), Naval Training Publications, and other military books from other branches that hold timeless knowledge about outdoors life, navigation, and survival. Through remastered reprint editions of military handbooks and field manuals, we can preserve the knowledge of time-tested skills and institutional knowledge that was learned through hard lessons and training by the U.S. Military and our expert soldiers.
