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[RC] Robert E. Lee Re his mount Traveller - rides2farThe Southerns mounted on Saddlebreds According to my relatives they rode anything they got their hands on. I've never heard anyone say Traveller "gaited". As a matter of fact I read where Robert E's son had to ride Traveller one day and his prancy trot (I took it as possible jigging) wore him out. I had a big horse that would give me a walk but you had to relax just right on him or he'd jig and he did that with others. Thought maybe it was that type deal. He doesn't seem to have a modern Saddlebred shoulder or high set neck. To tell the truth, it's hard to nail down his breed because he's the perfect horse that avoids all extremes. To create a breed identity you sort of have to choose a trait and exagerate it. Traveller is the poster child for "All things in moderation". In another Civil War/endurance analogy...I read that Nathan Bedford Forest's men "rode their horses right out of their hooves" in an area that happened to be known for very high selenium content. The diet may have been the problem there. NBF was a great cavalryman, unfortunately his relationship with the KKK overshadows that. There are several references in Mary Chestnut's Civil War diaries to "President Jefferson's Arabian Horse" which her husband had been entrusted with keeping safe. Seems like it said it had been a gift but I've never heard it mentioned in any other book. Anybody know the story on that? Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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