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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Facsimile Reprint of the 1903 Edition - VERY GOOD with no dust jacket as issued. No marks in text. Occasional marginalia (check marks in pencil) Binding is sound. xxii, 538 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. . . . . . The Cavalry Horse and His Pack, Embracing the Practical Details of Cavalry Service: For the Use of Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of Cavalry is a 1903 U.S. cavalry manual that treats the horse as the core weapon of mounted service, detailing how to select, condition, feed, shoe, train, and load both saddle and pack animals for military work in the field. Drawing on the author?s own experience as a professional horseman and officer, it explains in plain, methodical prose how to keep mounts sound over long distances and rough terrain, covering topics such as conformation, gaits, stable management, veterinary first aid, marching formation, and the correct fitting and adjustment of saddles, bits, and other equipment. Beyond horsemanship, the book serves as a practical handbook of early twentieth?century cavalry service, directed specifically to junior officers and noncommissioned officers responsible for small units on campaign. It devotes considerable attention to the art of packing?how to balance and secure loads, distribute weight among animals, and organize columns?so that men, horses, and supplies can travel efficiently and arrive ready for action, making the volume both a technical treatise on equine management and an on-the-ground guide to mounted military life at the end of the horse-soldier era.…