tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post537995237192356515..comments2024-02-27T11:36:34.927-06:00Comments on Riding Aside: In the Spirit of the Civil War Era...Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068762965886417061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-83068716457773631612011-05-25T13:39:53.069-05:002011-05-25T13:39:53.069-05:00@Cattypex: I was just about to write the exact sam...@Cattypex: I was just about to write the exact same thing. It was a marvelous book, one I think all horse lovers would enjoy. I'm surprised it has not received more recognition; I just stumbled upon it in the library, having never even heard of it. Yes, Julie, you have to read it!RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-86986097523426364212011-04-29T23:14:48.344-05:002011-04-29T23:14:48.344-05:00You MUST read Richard Adam's novel "Trave...You MUST read Richard Adam's novel "Traveller," which tells the story of the Civil War & after from the horse's point of view. He's the author of Watership Down, and the book will make you cry.cattypexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589672286463092432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-39319085115649353792011-04-29T09:28:59.234-05:002011-04-29T09:28:59.234-05:00Julie I watched a news segment about "War Hor...Julie I watched a news segment about "War Horse" a new Broadway Show in NYC. Google it and see this! The horse bodies they made and the movements are amazing and the story and tribute to the horse is wonderful.<br /><br />Smart Alex's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-25151399203011112482011-04-29T08:56:05.139-05:002011-04-29T08:56:05.139-05:00Great post!!! I've said it before, and I'l...Great post!!! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I love when you post history lessons like this. I know you must do a lot of research for all the information, but I think it's great and I'm greatful that you do. Thank you, Julie!<br /><br />Stephanie<br />IndianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-65163852853906773722011-04-29T08:54:21.481-05:002011-04-29T08:54:21.481-05:00Thank you for posting this Julie. There are many o...Thank you for posting this Julie. There are many outside the Saddlebred community who only know the ASB as the "Peacock of the Showring". Traveller and so many other Saddlebreds, then known as the American Saddle Horse, were much more than the pampered equines the breed is so strongly associated with.<br />They were bred to be intellegent, versatile, hardy and sure-footed. Characteristics that remain in the breed today. They plowed fields and pulled wagons for most of their lives, but were displayed on Sundays outside churches and in, often spontaneous, local shows.<br />They caried many into battle and too many were lost. At the end of the war between states, many who had been captured by the North were returned to the South to rebuild their breeding ranks.<br />They are truly The Horse America Made.sidesaddle riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053187890688681089noreply@blogger.com